Commonwealth v. Strickland

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Roberts,

Appellant, Charles Strickland, age 19, was convicted by a jury of murder in the first degree. After denial of appellant’s post-trial motions, appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment. This appeal followed. We vacate and remand.

At trial appellant sought to have certain evidence suppressed as unconstitutionally seized. The trial court ruled that appellant lacked standing to contest the search, and therefore did not decide the Fourth Amendment issues. Appellant challenges the trial court’s conclusion that he lacked standing to question the legality of the search.