Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. McKenna

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 12, 1963No. Appeal, 282PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Ervin, J.,

The only question raised in this appeal is whether there was an unlawful search of premises and an unlawful seizure of six cartons containing 573 pairs of women’s slacks.

At a hearing held on a petition to suppress evidence, the Commonwealth called upon federal officers, who testified that on March 20, 1963 they went to the premises at 3008 “D” Street, Philadelphia, after receiving information from a reliable source that there was possibly some stolen interstate freight at that address. Mrs. Veronica West, the owner of the premises and mother of appellant, met the agents at…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. United States v. Sferas (Two Cases). United States v. SkallyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1954
  2. United States v. William Leroy EldridgeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1962
  3. Charles D. Fredericksen v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1959
  4. Leslie F. Woodard v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
  5. United States v. ThomsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1940

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. People v. ChismMichigan Supreme Court · 1973
  2. State v. GonzalesIdaho Supreme Court · 1968
  3. Commonwealth v. DonnellySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  4. Commonwealth v. LassiterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  5. Jones v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1971

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