Commonwealth v. Griffin

Dissenting Opinion by

Montgomery, J.:

This case involves a seizure of narcotics and implements for their use made under a search warrant issued on an affidavit reciting that:

*42'The Affiant being duly sworn before me according to law deposes and says that there is probable cause and reasonable grounds to believe and does believe that certain good/s feloniously acquired and/or certain article/s necessary to the course of Public Justice is or was concealed in such a way to make this Procedure essential.”

The goods were described as “Gambling paraphernalia pertaining to and being used for 111. Lottery…