Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Sell
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 30, 1983No. 234PublishedCited by 261 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
NIX, Justice.
In this appeal we have agreed to decide whether, under Article I, section 8 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, which guarantees the citizens of this Commonwealth protection against unreasonable governmental searches and seizures, *48a defendant accused of a possessory crime will continue to have “automatic standing” to challenge the admissibility of evidence alleged to be the fruit of an illegal search and seizure. The United States Supreme Court has abolished “automatic standing” under the Fourth Amendment to the federal Constitution. United States v. Salvucci,…
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