Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Daniels
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 7, 1977No. 50PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PACKEL, Justice.
The sole ground urged for reversal is the ruling of the court below that appellant’s clothing, taken from him when he was issued prison clothing, could be used at the trial to help identify the appellant. * It is claimed that this was an improper use of evidence obtained by an unreasonable search and seizure.
There can be little doubt but that seizure of the clothing was justified as an incident to arrest or as a routine caretaking procedure. In Commonwealth v. Bundy, 458 Pa. 240, 245-6, 328 A.2d 517, 520 (1974), this Court held:
“The taking of the trench coat, which he…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- South Dakota v. OppermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Preston v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- United States v. EdwardsSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Commonwealth v. SharpeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Commonwealth v. GatlosSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
- Commonwealth v. NaceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Commonwealth v. CollazoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Commonwealth v. MasonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- In the Interest of: M.W., a MinorSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
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