Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Camacho

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 1, 1993No. 2371 and 2372PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CAVANAUGH, Judge.

This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County which suppressed all the physical evidence seized by police at or near 2853 North Fourth Street in Philadelphia. The Commonwealth raises two issues on appeal: (1) the lower court erred in failing to find exigent circumstances for the police to search an automobile used for storing drugs at the 2800 block of North 4th Street and (2) the police lawfully entered 2853 North 4th Street. Our review indicates that the Commonwealth’s first argument has merit, as the lower court has failed to apply the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. California v. AcevedoSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. California v. CarneySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Commonwealth v. PaquetteSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  4. Commonwealth v. HolzerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  5. Commonwealth v. HamlinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983

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3Cited by30 opinions

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  5. Commonwealth v. EvansSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995

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