Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Lopez

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 14, 1992No. 857PublishedCited by 110 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, Judge:

This is an appeal from the judgment of sentence imposed after a jury convicted Benjamin Lopez, Jr. of Possession With Intent to Deliver Marijuana in violation of 85 Pa.C.S. § 780-113(a)(30). After post trial motions were denied, the court sentenced Lopez to five to ten years’ imprisonment. On appeal, Lopez contests solely the denial of his Motion to Suppress seventy-six pounds of marijuana, seized from his vehicle by police, following a routine traffic stop. He argues that his right, protected by the Fourth Amendment and the Pennsylvania Constitution, Article I, Section 8, to…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Florida v. RoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Pennsylvania v. MimmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Reid v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. United States v. Jose Luis Guzman and Sonia Cruz-LazoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988

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3Cited by110 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. StricklerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  2. Commonwealth v. ParkerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  3. Commonwealth v. PhinnSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  4. Commonwealth v. HarrellSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  5. Commonwealth v. ParkerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993

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