Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 3/18/1991

Commonwealth v. Copenhefer

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587 A.2d 1353
526 Pa. 555
1991 Pa. LEXIS 50

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trial court not required to charge the jury that defendant’s lack of prior record constituted a mitigating circumstance as a matter of law
trial court not required to charge the jury that defendant's lack of prior record constituted a mitigating circumstance as a matter of law
warrant authorizing seizure of computer sufficient to search contents, including deleted materials on hard drive
warrant authorizing seizure of computer sufficient to search contents, including deleted materials on hard drive
\A defendant's attempt to secrete evidence of a crime is not synonymous with a legally cognizable expectation of privacy.\
“A defendant’s attempt to secrete evidence of a crime is not synonymous with a legally cognizable expectation of privacy.”

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Judges: Nix, Larsen, Flaherty, McDermott, Zappala, Papadakos, Cappy

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