Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Price

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 19, 1983No. 1638PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McEWEN, Judge:

The Commonwealth appeals from an order granting a pretrial motion to suppress physical evidence seized from the residence of appellee pursuant to a search warrant. Since we conclude, contrary to the finding of the Common Pleas Court, that the search warrant was adequately supported by probable cause, we reverse the order of suppression and remand for trial. 1

The search warrant challenged here was executed by members of the narcotics unit of the Philadelphia Police Department on October 9, 1980, at the apartment of appellee located at 1241 Catherine Street in the Richard Allen…

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2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  5. Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Potts v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1984
  2. Commonwealth v. LemanskiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  3. Commonwealth v. DavisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  4. Commonwealth v. BonasorteSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  5. Commonwealth v. DennisSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992

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