Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Buckman
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 10, 1990No. 01344PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BECK, Judge:
This case presents a significant question concerning the power of state inspectors to conduct warrantless searches of goods for sale in commercial establishments throughout Pennsylvania.
The relevant facts are not in dispute. Robert Buckman is the owner and operator of Buckman’s Garden Works, a lawn and garden supply center located in Doylestown. On May 22, 1986, two deputy sealers employed by the Bucks County Department of Weights and Measures entered Buckman’s store during normal business hours and asked to open two bags of pine bark mulch selected at random from his inventory.…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Camara v. Municipal Court of City and County of San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Marshall v. Barlow's, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- See v. City of SeattleSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- New York v. BurgerSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Commonwealth v. TorresSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
- Commonwealth v. Robinson, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Delaware County1994
- Commonwealth v. Torres & Cruz, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County1993
- Commonwealth v. Winegardner, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Fulton County1992
- Forsythe v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992