Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Shine

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 25, 2001PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUDOCK, J.:

¶ 1 This is an appeal from the judgment of sentence imposed after Appellant was convicted, at the conclusion of a bench trial, of two violations of the Uniform Firearms Act and possession of a controlled substance (cocaine).1 He was sentenced to an aggregate term of fifteen to thirty-six months’ incarceration, followed by five years of reporting probation. A post-sentence motion was filed and denied. In this direct appeal, Appellant challenges the denial of his motion to suppress physical evidence. We affirm.

¶ 2 When “reviewing the ruling of a suppression court, an appellate court…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Dunaway v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Alabama v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  5. Commonwealth v. HicksSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ReeseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  2. Commonwealth v. BryantSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  3. Commonwealth v. SimmenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
  4. Commonwealth v. MooreSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  5. Com. v. Anderson, I.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2018

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