Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Prosdocimo

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 17, 1982No. 79PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McEWEN, Judge:

We here provide an en banc review of the contention of appellant that the search warrant which resulted in the presentation of demonstrative evidence at his trial was not based upon probable cause. We disagree and affirm the judgment of sentence.

Appellant was found guilty by the distinguished Allegheny County Common Pleas Court Judge James F. Clarke, sitting without a jury, of violation of that section of the Uniform Firearms Act 1 which prohibits a former convict from owning or possessing a gun and of violation of the Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act 2 and…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  4. United States v. VentrescaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  5. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BonasorteSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  2. Commonwealth v. GraySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  3. Commonwealth v. WilliamsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
  4. Commonwealth v. PriceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  5. Commonwealth v. GindlespergerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1997

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