Commonwealth v. Banahasky
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
SPAETH, Judge:
Appellant was convicted by a judge sitting without a jury of possession of a small amount of marijuana in violation of the Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act. 1 Post-trial motions were denied, and appellant was fined $100.00 and sentenced to a 30 day suspended sentence and probation of six months. Appellant contends here that he should be discharged because the evidence was insufficient to support a conviction, or in the alternative that he should be awarded a new trial because the evidence was obtained in violation of the 4th Amendment. We hold that the…
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2Cases cited23 opinions
- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Bumper v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Cox v. Chesapeake & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Commonwealth v. FortuneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Commonwealth v. DavisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Commonwealth v. DavisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Commonwealth v. ThompsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Commonwealth v. BagleySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Commonwealth v. CardonaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Commonwealth v. GelfontSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
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