Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Flaherty

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 14, 1990No. 114PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POPOVICH, Judge.

This is an appeal from the order of the Court of Common Pleas, Allegheny County, suppressing evidence of drugs seized from appellee’s automobile. We affirm.

On appeal, 1 the Commonwealth asserts that the suppression court erred in finding that the magistrate had failed to act pursuant to probable cause when issuing the search warrant for appellee’s automobile. As we have resolved to affirm the decision below on grounds that probable cause was clearly wanting, 2 we must also reach the second argument offered by the Commonwealth, to-wit: whether this search warrant, if determined…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. United States v. LeonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  5. Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. DavisSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  2. Commonwealth v. WilsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  3. Commonwealth v. CampersonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  4. Commonwealth v. ZelasnySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  5. Com. v. Thomas, N.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2020

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