Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Tolbert

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 6, 1981No. 411PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

Appellant, Charles Tolbert, was arrested and charged with knowing and intentional possession with intent to deliver heroin and marijuana. A search, pursuant to warrant, of 619 N. 12th Street in Philadelphia on December 2, 1975, recovered over a hundred glassine packets of heroin and marijuana. A pre-trial motion to suppress this evidence was filed and denied. Thereafter, appellant was tried before a judge, sitting without a jury, and adjudged guilty of the charges. The challenged evidence was introduced against the appellant at trial. Post trial motions…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Beck v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Commonwealth v. SimmonsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  4. Commonwealth v. ShawSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  5. Commonwealth v. JacksonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975

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3Cited by38 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. SchaefferSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  2. Commonwealth v. GlassSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  3. Commonwealth v. StampsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  4. Commonwealth v. DavisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  5. Commonwealth v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984

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