Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Pincavitch

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 10, 1965No. Appeal, 668PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Montgomery, J.,

This is an appeal from a judgment of sentence following a verdict of guilty by a jury on charges of burglary and larceny, and the denial of motions in arrest of judgment and for a new trial.

The basis for this appeal, and the motions above recited, concerns the circumstances of appellant’s arrest, which he contends was unlawful, as well as the search of his person following his arrest and the seizure of articles, all of which were offered in evidence after his pretrial application for suppression had been refused.

Under Pa. Grim. B. 2001(e)(1), the factual averments of…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. Commonwealth v. BosurgiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963

3Cited by40 opinions

  1. Johnson Ex Rel. Johnson v. HackettDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1968
  2. Commonwealth v. LyonsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  3. Commonwealth v. MilesCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  4. Commonwealth v. LevesqueSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  5. Commonwealth v. MillerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982

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