Legal Opinion
Commonwealth Ex Rel. DiDio v. Baldi
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 13, 1954No. Appeal, 108PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Weight, J.,
On April 7, 1952, following a complaint that Paul DiDio was conducting a lottery, police officers entered his home and made a search in his presence. In a flower vase they found a black cloth bag containing the following numbers paraphernalia: 2674 straight numbers plays, 62 lead and lead parley plays, a carbon sheet with impressions of numbers plays, and a tally sheet showing the names and numbers of various players. The officers did not have either a search warrant or a warrant of arrest. DiDio was taken into custody and booked at the police station on the charge of…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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3Cited by26 opinions
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