Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Lowery

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 1, 1982No. 770PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BROSKY, Judge:

This is an appeal from a judgment of sentence. Appellant was convicted in a nonjury trial of possession of an unlawful substance, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), and sentenced to one year probation.

The trial court denied appellant’s motions for a new trial and for arrest of judgment. First, it rejected appellant’s claim that a police search of his bedroom with the consent of appellant’s mother violated his Fourth Amendment right to privacy. Second, the court found that the mother voluntarily consented to the police search, and that the drugs seized during the search were…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. United States v. MatlockSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Chapman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1961

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BlairSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  2. Commonwealth v. LemanskiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  3. Commonwealth v. QuilesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  4. Commonwealth v. CihylikSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  5. Commonwealth v. PerdueSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989

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