Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Ametrane
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 17, 1965No. Appeals, 582 and 583PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Ervin, P. J.,
On August 27, 1963, a detective of the District Attorney’s office of Delaware County entered and searched the premises 316 West Ninth Street, Chester, Pennsylvania, and arrested Joseph Ametrane, the appellant. The detective, John MacCrory, had filed complaints for warrants authorizing a search of the premises and Ametrane, and for a body or arrest warrant. The warrants were issued by a justice of the peace and were in MacCrory’s possession when the searches and the arrest were made.
Ametrane’s application and petition to suppress evidence, which was obtained as a result…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Beck v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- United States v. VentrescaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Ker v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Commonwealth v. DavisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Commonwealth v. SmallwoodSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- United States Ex Rel. Ametrane v. GableDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1967
- United States v. KohneDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1973
- Commonwealth v. SlickSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
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