Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Reece
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 20, 1970No. Appeal, 127PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Eagen,
Robert Thomas Reece was arrested in Chester County and charged with violating The Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, 1 specifically, the illegal possession of marijuana. Pretrial, Reece filed a timely motion to suppress certain evidence, i.e., a quantity of marijuana seized by the police in connection with his arrest. After a hearing, this motion was denied. Later, the challenged evidence was introduced at trial over objection. The jury returned a guilty verdict. Post-trial motions in arrest of judgment or for a new trial were dismissed, and a sentence was imposed. An…
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