Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. WILLIAMS

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 1, 1975No. Appeal, 1125PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Cercone, J.,

On September 5, 1974, two search warrants were issued for the search of appellants’ home and for the search of the grounds surrounding their home. Pursuant to these warrants, evidence was seized which the Commonwealth proposed to introduce at the trial of appellants. An application to suppress the evidence was filed, and on January 10, 1975, a suppression hearing was held. The Commonwealth agreed with appellants’ contention that the warrants were defective; and, consequently, the fruits of the search were inadmissible. Nevertheless the lower court denied the motion to…

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2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Commonwealth v. McAfeeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. State v. SurowieckiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1981
  2. Commonwealth v. ChineaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  3. Commonwealth v. SwintSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  4. People v. HentkowskiMichigan Court of Appeals · 1986
  5. State v. NunnCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1989

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