Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Otto

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 21, 1985No. 3220PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OLSZEWSKI, Judge:

Appellant seeks discharge of his convictions for attempted burglary and criminal trespass. He argues (1) that the lower court erred in denying his motion to supress the policeman’s observation of blood on his (appellant’s) hand; and (2) that the evidence was insufficient to sustain appellant’s convictions. After carefully reviewing the record and the briefs in this case, we reject appellant’s contentions.

The record of appellant’s suppression hearing establishes the following facts. 1 At approximately 1:05 a.m., May 14, 1981, policeman Paul Busillo received a radio call of a…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Commonwealth v. KichlineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  5. Commonwealth v. BerriosSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. JacksonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  2. Commonwealth v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  3. Commonwealth v. ArnoldSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  4. Barchfeld v. Nunley by NunleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  5. Commonwealth v. D'AlonzoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1989

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