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COMMONWEALTH v. REECE

437 Pa. 422 (1970)

Commonwealth v. Reece, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

March 20, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. Barry Gibbons, with him Gibbons and Buckley, for appellant.

William H. Lamb, Assistant District Attorney, with him Norman J. Pine, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before BELL, C.J., JONES, COHEN, EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS and POMEROY, JJ.

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE EAGEN, March 20, 1970:

Robert Thomas Reece was arrested in Chester County and charged with violating The Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act,1 specifically, the illegal possession of marijuana. Pretrial, Reece filed a timely motion to suppress certain evidence, i.e., a quantity of marijuana seized by the police in connection with his arrest. After a hearing, this motion was denied. Later, the challenged evidence was introduced...

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