Commonwealth v. Myers

Opinion by

Hoffman, J.,

Appellant contends that the evidence found at his residence should have been suppressed because it was seized during the course of an illegal search.

The appellant, Roy Myers, together with his wife and child, reside in Lancaster County, close to the Chester County border. On August 1, 1974, Chester County police officers conducted a search of the appellant’s residence for stolen copper wire and a stolen dog. The search warrant had been issued by a Chester County justice of the peace. In addition to discovering the wire and dog during the search, the officers found a…