Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Agnew
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 17, 1991No. 377PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIEAND, Judge:
Liam Agnew and Kevin O’Hara were tried non-jury and were found guilty of possession of a small amount of cocaine and criminal conspiracy. 1 Both were sentenced to pay fines of two hundred ($200.00) dollars and serve concurrent six (6) month terms of probation. On direct appeal from the judgments of sentence, 2 they argue that the trial court erred by refusing to suppress the cocaine seized by police, as well as an inculpatory statement by O’Hara, all of which were the result of a stop of their vehicle and an arrest unsupported by probable cause. Appellants argue further that the…
2Cases cited63 opinions
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3Cited by38 opinions
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