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Commonwealth v. Soychak

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 24, 1972No. Appeals, 93 to 97PublishedCited by 59 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Jacobs, J.,

The present appeal concerns the admissibility of gambling evidence obtained from a police surveillance and raid of defendants’ premises. The evidence was suppressed by the lower court following a hearing and the Commmonwealth now appeals.

The chain of circumstances leading to the present appeal began with a tip from a confidential informant. The informant advised the police that gambling operations were being conducted at the ABC Billiard Club. Acting on this information, police officers placed the club under surveillance for an hour, from 11:00 p.m. to midnight, during…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. United States v. Ernest Earl SterlingCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
  5. Commonwealth v. HernleySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1970

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3Cited by59 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. SamuelsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  2. Commonwealth v. KlineSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  3. Commonwealth v. LemanskiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  4. Commonwealth v. AmbersSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  5. Commonwealth v. CarelliSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988

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