Commonwealth v. Stephens

Opinion by

Spabth, J.,

Appellant, Lenwood Stephens, was tried before a jury and convicted on March 23, 1971, of conspiracy1 and illegal possession of marijuana.2 On this appeal he contends that the evidence was insufficient to support these verdicts, and that the search warrant was improperly issued because there was no probable cause.

Appellant operated a store, the Perelandra, in Beading, Pennsylvania. The store consisted of three rooms, all on one floor. Most of the merchandise was displayed and sold in the front room. A back room contained additional merchandise but served mostly as a…