Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Hannan

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 23, 1974No. Appeal, No. 416PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Hoppman, J.,

Appellants contend that the evidence produced by the Commonwealth was insufficient to establish beyond a reasonable doubt that they were illegally in possession of dangerous and narcotic drugs.

In order to understand the legal significance of the location of the drugs seized in the raid upon the appellants’ home, and in order to provide the factual framework from which the evidence introduced at trial was purportedly linked to the appellants, it is necessary to give a somewhat detailed description of the house, its physical layout, and its occupants on the date in…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. FortuneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  2. Commonwealth v. DavisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  3. Commonwealth v. LockhartSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  4. Commonwealth v. TIRPAKSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  5. Commonwealth v. ReeceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ThompsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  2. Commonwealth v. DeCampliSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  3. Martin v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1978
  4. State v. HernandezSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1994
  5. Commonwealth v. FergusonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974

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