Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Yedinak

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 11, 1996PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOFFMAN, Judge:

This is an appeal from a March 9, 1995 judgment of sentence for driving under the influence of a controlled substance1 and possession of a small amount of marihuana.2 Appellant, James Yedinak, raises the following issues for our review:

I. [WHETHER] THE COURT ABUSED ITS DISCRETION IN DENYING [APPELLANT’S] MOTION TO SUPPRESS EVIDENCE IN THAT NO PROBABLE CAUSE EXISTED TO JUSTIFY A SEARCH OF [APPELLANT’S] VEHICLE AND THE SEARCH CONDUCTED BY [THE] POLICE OFFICER WAS BEYOND THE SCOPE OF [APPELLANT’S] CONSENT?

II. WHETHER THE TRIAL COURT ABUSED ITS DISCRETION IN ADMITTING AND…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Florida v. JimenoSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. People v. WilliamsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1988
  3. Commonwealth v. WhiteSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  4. Commonwealth v. KohlSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  5. United States v. Yong Hyon KimCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. JonesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
  2. Commonwealth v. GauseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  3. State v. FriedelIndiana Court of Appeals · 1999
  4. Commonwealth v. AtkinsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
  5. Hess v. Warwick Township Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2009

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