Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Maione
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 3, 1974No. Appeal, 302PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Spaeth, J.,
Appellant contends that evidence obtained by an illegal seizure and search of his automobile was used to convict him of failure to stop at the scene of an accident and reveal his identity, in violation of The Vehicle Code, Act of April 29, 1959, P. L. 58, §1027(a), (b), 75 P.S. §1027(a), (b).
The testimony produced by the Commonwealth at the hearing on appellant’s motion to suppress may be summarized as follows. At approximately 12:35 a.m. on January 16, 1970, Lt. Lawrence Celaschi of the Charleroi Police Department while on routine patrol witnessed a hit-and-run accident.…
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3Cited by14 opinions
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