Commonwealth v. Costigan
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
*523CERCONE, President Judge:
The instant appeal arises from the judgment of sentence the court imposed upon appellant for robbery.1 Before us on appeal are two questions for our review: (1) whether the court below was correct in denying appellant relief under Pa.R.Crim.P. 1100; and (2) whether the suppression court correctly found the Commonwealth sustained its burden of proving a valid consensual search to support the police’s seizure of a weapon located in the trunk of the auto in appellant’s custody. Since we find no error in the proceedings in the court below, we affirm.
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2Cases cited16 opinions
- Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Commonwealth v. HallSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Commonwealth v. RaySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Commonwealth v. RoundtreeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
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- Commonwealth v. MarkmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Commonwealth v. CullenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Commonwealth v. MeoliSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Commonwealth v. CostiganSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979