Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Moore

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 4, 1983No. 1155PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOFFMAN, Judge:

Appellant challenges the legality of his arrest, several trial court rulings, and the effectiveness of counsel. We find these contentions meritless and, accordingly, affirm the order of the lower court.

Rosenwald’s Meat Market was robbed on October 25, 1976, and again on October 29, 1976, by a man wearing white painter’s pants and a stocking mask and carrying a sawed-off shotgun. Police arrested appellant at his home on November 15, 1976, pursuant to a warrant, and seized several items, including a stocking mask and white painter’s pants, from appellant’s bedroom. While in…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  5. Commonwealth v. HubbardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. EllisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  2. Commonwealth v. RogersSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  3. Commonwealth v. DennisSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  4. Commonwealth v. KnappSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  5. Commonwealth v. VossSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984

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