Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Burgos
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 11, 1972No. Appeal, 138PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Hoffman, J.,
This is an appeal from the Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County, Criminal Division. After waiving trial by jury, and stipulating that testimony produced at a suppression hearing be considered in determining his guilt or innocence, appellant was found guilty and sentenced to one to two years imprisonment for possession of marijuana in violation of The Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act.
The only question presented on this appeal is whether the lower court erred in denying appellant’s motion to suppress. We believe it did.
On August 13, 1970, between 3:30 and…
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