Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. RICHARD

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 31, 1975No. Appeals, 983 and 984PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Cercone, J.,

This appeal arises from the lower court’s entrance of judgments of sentence against Paul Richard and Theodore Santos after a non-jury trial. Appellants were found guilty of unlawful possession with intent to deliver a Schedule I controlled substance; to wit, 225 pounds of marijuana. Appellants now argue, inter alia, that the lower court erred in refusing to suppress certain physical evidence and particular incriminating statements appellants made after their arrest and request for counsel.

The evidence in the instant case, cast in the light most favorable to the…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Whiteley v. Warden, Wyoming State PenitentiarySupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. United States v. Ernest T. PageCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. LapiaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  2. Commonwealth v. PytakSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  3. Commonwealth v. ScatenaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  4. Commonwealth v. EckertSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  5. Commonwealth v. TribblettSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976

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