Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Fassnacht
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 18, 1977No. 705PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPAETH, Judge:
On June 20, 1971, officers of the Philadelphia Police Department searched appellant’s home in Northeast Philadelphia, and found stored in the basement an arsenal of weapons and explosives, ranging from several hundred automatic machine guns, rifles, and pistols to military knives and swords, and a machete. This property was seized by the police, and appellant was arrested and charged with several criminal offenses relating to possession and dealing in weapons and éxplosives. However, because the weapons and explosives had been seized in violation of the Fourth Amendment,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Weeks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- United States v. JeffersSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- One 1958 Plymouth Sedan v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Trupiano v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
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3Cited by34 opinions
- In re MagliscoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Commonwealth v. CrosbySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Estate of Peetros v. County Detectives & District Attorney's OfficeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Commonwealth v. One 1985 Cadillac SevilleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Commonwealth v. HowardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
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