Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Mudrick

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 10, 1986No. 102 Eastern District Appeal Docket, 1985PublishedCited by 127 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

HUTCHINSON, Justice.

The Commonwealth appeals by allowance a Superior Court order reversing appellee’s convictions for possession of marijuana, possession of cocaine, and possession of marijuana and cocaine with intent to deliver. 508 A.2d 341 (1984). The only issue presented is whether the evidence presented by the Commonwealth was sufficient to establish constructive possession. We hold that it was and reverse Superior Court.

Early in the afternoon of May 8,1981, local police officers and narcotics agents from the Attorney General’s office arrived at the residence of a…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. LovetteSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  2. Commonwealth v. MacOlinoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. Commonwealth v. FortuneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  4. Commonwealth v. DavisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  5. Commonwealth v. BachertSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982

1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by127 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. KochSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  2. Commonwealth v. ValetteSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  3. Commonwealth v. ParkerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  4. Commonwealth v. StokesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  5. Commonwealth v. HartleSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2006

122 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API