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Commonwealth v. Stipetich

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 23, 1995No. 57; 58PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

This is an appeal by allowance from an order of the Superi- or Court which affirmed the orders of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County dismissing criminal complaints charging the appellees, George and Heidi Stipetich, with possession of controlled substances. At issue is the validity of a non-prosecution agreement entered by the Stipetiches and police officers of the City of Pittsburgh.

In November of 1990, the Pittsburgh police obtained a warrant and conducted a search of the Stipetiches’ residence. The search yielded small quantities of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Mabry v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Commonwealth v. WhitakerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  4. Commonwealth v. DiPasqualeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
  5. Commonwealth v. PetersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977

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3Cited by42 opinions

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  2. Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  3. Khan v. State Board of Auctioneer ExaminersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  4. Commonwealth v. Clancy, J., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
  5. Commonwealth v. McElroySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995

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