Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Heidelberg

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 24, 1987No. 00186PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HESTER, Judge:

On December 9, 1986, appellant, John Heidelberg, was convicted following a nonjury trial of possession of a controlled substance. He was sentenced on January 29, 1987, to a fine, costs and seven to thirty days imprisonment. Appellant contends that the trial court erred in not suppressing evidence obtained as the result of an allegedly illegal search warrant. We affirm.

*400On June 20, 1986, the Erie County police obtained a search warrant to search James Heidelberg, his home, and “all occupants therein.” The probable cause affidavit sets forth the following facts and circumstances…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Ybarra v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Commonwealth v. PlatouSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  3. State v. De SimoneSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1972
  4. State v. SimsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1978
  5. Commonwealth v. SmithMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Baker v. Monroe TownshipCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
  2. Commonwealth v. GracianiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  3. State v. JacksonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2000
  4. Morton v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1993
  5. State v. HornCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1991

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