Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Stewart

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 24, 1984No. 2706PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WIEAND, Judge:

Edward E. Stewart was arrested on the night of August 16, 1980 and charged with theft by receiving stolen property in connection with the taking of motor oil and tools from an auto shop earlier that evening. Following his arrest, police obtained a search warrant for his vehicle and conducted a search for the motor oil and mechanic’s tools. During the search, which produced a case of motor oil and a box of tools, police also found luggage which contained drug paraphernalia and containers in which there appeared *468to be controlled substances. Police did not immediately seize the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Illinois v. VitaleSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Robinson v. NeilSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Commonwealth v. BoldenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  5. Commonwealth v. HudeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. WhitemanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  2. Commonwealth v. HoburnSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  3. Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  4. Commonwealth v. FlenorySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  5. Commonwealth v. GrilloSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2007

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