Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Black
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 25, 2000PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CIRILLO, President Judge Emeritus:
¶ 1 The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania appeals from an order granting a suppression motion entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County.1 We reverse.
¶ 2 Appellees, Christopher Black and Vincent Diorio2, were charged with know*1255ing and intentional possession of a controlled substance and possession with the intent to deliver a controlled substance. Black and Diorio each filed a pre-trial motion to suppress the physical evidence, which was granted on January 22, 1999. The Commonwealth appeals, claiming the trial court erred when it granted Black and…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Rawlings v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Mancusi v. DeForteSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Murdaugh v. LivingstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BurtonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
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- Commonwealth v. PereaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
- Commonwealth v. BoulwareSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
- Commonwealth v. BurtonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
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