Commonwealth v. Pullano

WIEAND, Judge:

In this appeal from a judgment of sentence imposed for possession of controlled substances, appellant contends that the contraband was seized as a result of an unlawful search and that his motion to suppress, therefore, should have been granted. We disagree and, consequently, affirm the judgment of sentence.

At 9:45 p. m. on April 18, 1979, Reading City Police were present at 927 North Ninth Street, Reading, for the purpose of executing a valid search warrant for an apartment consisting of the second and third floors of the building. One of the officers, Francis Drexler, smelled…