Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Gumby

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 12, 1990No. 03556PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BROSKY, Judge.

This is an appeal from the judgment of sentence entered following appellant’s convictions for bringing contraband1 into prison and possession of marijuana, a Schedule I Controlled Substance.2 Appellant presents the following issues for review: (1) whether the trial court erred in denying appellant’s motion to suppress evidence; and (2) whether the trial court erred in failing to declare a mistrial after one *157of the Commonwealth witnesses referred to appellant’s exercise of her right to remain silent. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the judgment of sentence.

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2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. DuggerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  2. Commonwealth v. LovetteSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  3. Commonwealth v. TurnerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  4. Commonwealth v. DuffeySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  5. Commonwealth v. LapiaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. McConnellSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  2. State v. GarciaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1993
  3. Com. v. Jones, J.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
  4. Commonwealth v. Reid, A., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2022

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