Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Parsons

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 7, 1990No. 1202PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BECK, Judge.

After a bench trial, appellant Chester Clayton Parsons was convicted of possession of drug paraphernalia, 1 possession of a controlled substance 2 and possession of a con trolled substance with intent to deliver. 3 He was sentenced to six to twelve months for possession of drug paraphernalia and fifteen to thirty months for possession of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver; 4 these sentences to run concurrently. Appellant appeals these convictions.

Appellant first contends that evidence seized by the police pursuant to a valid…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Ker v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Moore v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Commonwealth v. GraySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  4. Commonwealth v. StanleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  5. Commonwealth v. MacOlinoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Manley v. FitzgeraldCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
  2. Commonwealth v. WalkerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  3. Commonwealth v. DavisSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  4. Commonwealth v. DoyenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  5. Commonwealth v. CerianiSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991

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