Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Baker
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 18, 1992No. 92 Middle District Appeal Docket 1991PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
PAPADAKOS, Justice.
Appellant requests that we suppress evidence seized under a search warrant which allegedly was deficient both facially and because the officer-affiant omitted material facts by misrepresentation in his affidavit regarding the untrustworthy criminal character of the informant and his uncorroborated information.
Appellant was found guilty in a non-jury trial before the Honorable Kevin J. Hess of the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County of unlawful possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance (cocaine). He was sent to prison for a term of…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. GraySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Commonwealth v. MatthewsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Commonwealth v. ChumleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Commonwealth v. SimmonsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
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3Cited by61 opinions
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