Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Wright

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 26, 1996No. 503PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POPOVICH, Judge:

This is an appeal from the judgement of sentence entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Lycoming County, following appellant’s conviction on charges of possession of a controlled substance 1 and possession of drug paraphernalia. 2 Appellant raises one issue for our review, whether the lower court erred in failing to suppress heroin found in his possession after he was searched by Lycoming County police officers at the Susquehanna Railways Bus Station in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. For .the reasons set forth below, we reverse.

In reviewing the denial of a motion to suppress,…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Florida v. BostickSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. Alabama v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  4. Commonwealth v. LopezSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  5. Commonwealth v. LewisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994

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3Cited by34 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BeasleySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  2. Commonwealth v. RileySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  3. Commonwealth v. LohrSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  4. Commonwealth v. HaywardSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  5. Commonwealth v. KorenkiewiczSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1999

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