Commonwealth v. Novak

Opinion by

Cercone, J.,

This is an appeal from judgment of sentence arising from appellant’s conviction of receiving stolen goods and violation of the Dangerous Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act. Appellant’s sole contention is that certain evidence should have been suppressed because the affidavit in support of the search warrant failed to establish probable cause.

The relevant portion of the affidavit is as follows: “Said John Patterson [the informant] stated that he had bought these drugs from Broady [Novak] more than one dozen times within the last two months.” The affidavit sets forth no…