Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Hughes
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 25, 2003PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
Justice NEWMAN.
We granted allocatur in this case to determine whether the Superior Court erred when it affirmed the trial court’s denial of a suppression motion, which alleged that the police officers had invalid third party consent to search the approved parole residence of Jerome Jason Hughes (Appellant). After reviewing the claims raised by Appellant, we affirm the decision of the Superior Court.
Facts and Procedural History
On June 24, 1999, Dauphin County Adult Parole Officer James Vines (Officer Vines) and City of Harrisburg Police Officer Kirk…
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