Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Smyser

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 17, 1965No. Appeals, 649 and 650PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Ervin, P. J.,

The Commonwealth appeals from the order of the Court of Quarter Sessions of Bucks County ordering that property and evidence obtained during a search of defendant Michele Reis’ rented room on May 31, 1963, be excluded from evidence at any hearing or trial involving defendant Reis or the co-defendant Frances Smyser. Such an appeal is properly made at this time: Com. v. Bosurgi, 411 Pa. 56, 190 A. 2d 304.

The goods in question include some peyote buttons (a dangerous drug under The Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act of September 26, 1961, P. L. 1664, 35 PS §780-2(h)), a pipe…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Beck v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  5. Ker v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. CrawleySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
  2. Commonwealth v. LapiaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. United States v. GellerDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1983
  4. Commonwealth v. SwierczewskiSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
  5. Commonwealth v. CopertinoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1966

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