Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Davis

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 22, 1984No. 152PublishedCited by 60 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CERCONE, President Judge:

Appellant was arrested, charged, and convicted of possession of a controlled substance with intent to manufacture or deliver. Post-trial motions were filed and subsequently denied. 1 Appellant was sentenced to a term of incarceration of three (3) to six (6) years. He then filed this appeal raising four issues, which actually represent nine claims.

The first contention raised is that the suppression court erred in not suppressing the fruits of a search conducted pursuant to a search warrant. Appellant argues that the affidavit of probable cause was inadequate to justify…

2Cases cited60 opinions

  1. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Ker v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Miller v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  4. Sabbath v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  5. Commonwealth v. MillerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981

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3Cited by60 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. VargasSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  2. Commonwealth v. SchaefferSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  3. Commonwealth v. LemanskiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  4. State v. VargasNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2008
  5. Commonwealth v. SparksSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986

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