Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Alvarez
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 15, 1966No. Appeals, 229 and 230PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Jacobs, J.,
Adalberto Alvarez was arrested in his first floor apartment at 323 South Twelfth Street, Philadelphia, on June 3, 1964 after a search of his apartment and yard uncovered several kinds of drugs,1 two eyedroppers, two hypodermic needles, and a metal cap. He was indicted for Possession of Dangerous Drugs and Possession of Narcotic Drugs in violation of The Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act of September 26, 1961, P. L. 1664, 35 P.S. §§780-1 to -31. He was convicted on both bills of indictment at a nonjury trial in December, 1965 and was sentenced.
The sole issue in this appeal is…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Ker v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Nathanson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Commonwealth v. SmyserSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Ensor v. CummingsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Commonwealth v. CrawleySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Commonwealth v. D'ANGELOSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- Commonwealth v. SwierczewskiSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
- Commonwealth v. DialSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Commonwealth v. PaytonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
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