Commonwealth v. Griffin
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rhodes, P. J.,
On this appeal the Commonwealth seeks to sustain the validity of a search warrant as issued (1) in proper form and content, and (2) on a showing of probable cause, under article I, section 8 of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, which provides: “The people shall be secure in their persons, houses, papers and possessions from unreasonable searches and seizures, and no warrant to search any place or to seize any person or things shall issue without describing them as nearly as may be, nor without probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation subscribed to by the…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Carter v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Commonwealth v. DingmanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1904
- Commonwealth v. SchwartzSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Commonwealth v. CrawleySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- State v. MacriSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1963
- Richards Furniture Corp. v. Board of County CommissionersCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1964
- Commonwealth v. CoffeySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Commonwealth v. EvansSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
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