Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Albert

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 16, 1979No. 11PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SPAETH, Judge:

This is an appeal from a sentence of three to twenty-three months in prison and a $500 fine for possession of marijuana1 and a concurrent sentence of three to twenty three months in prison for possession of liquid hashish.2

On May 10, 1976, police officers in Pittsburgh arrested appellant after they had searched his home and discovered controlled substances there. The search occurred pursuant to a warrant issued on the same day. The affidavit in support of the warrant stated:

*393Received information from a reliable informant who has proved reliable in the past which resulted to the…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. RigginsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  2. Commonwealth v. MartinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  3. Commonwealth v. LockhartSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  4. Commonwealth v. BetheaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  5. Commonwealth v. SimmonsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. LuddySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  2. Commonwealth v. BrunerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  3. Commonwealth v. FarrarSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  4. Commonwealth v. ProsdocimoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  5. Commonwealth v. WhiteSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983

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