Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Lake
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 1, 2005PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge LEAVITT.
Michael Lake (Lake) appeals the judgment of sentence imposed by the Court of Common Pleas of the 39th Judicial District, Fulton County Branch (trial court). In this case, we consider whether a “kill list” of animals dispatched by Lake was properly admitted into evidence at Lake’s criminal trial for violations of the Pennsylvania Game and Wildlife Code.
The background to this case is as follows. On November 25, 2002, officers of the Pennsylvania Game Commission conducted a search of Lake’s home pursuant to a warrant.1 The search warrant was issued to allow the officers…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Texas v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Commonwealth v. EllisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Commonwealth v. LindblomSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
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3Cited by1 opinion
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