Commonwealth v. Murray

Dissenting Opinion by

Hoffman, J.:

In May of 1968, pursuant to a search warrant, the Pennsylvania State Police raided an isolated cottage in Lancaster County. Appellant and another person had signed the lease for the cabin two weeks prior to the raid. When appellant heard the police outside, he went onto the porch of the cabin to see what was happening. The police searched his person, and found nothing. However, a search of the cabin and the people who were there turned up quantities of marijuana.

Appellant and seven codefendants were indicted for possession of marijuana in violation of The…