Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 6/22/1984

Commonwealth v. Davis

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480 A.2d 1035
331 Pa. Super. 285
1984 Pa. Super. LEXIS 5128

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combination of controlled buy, observation of more drugs on premises, defendant's record of drug arrests, and known addicts' visiting premises established probable cause for search
Commonwealth may demonstrate constructive possession of drugs or narcotics from totality of the circumstances, even though others may have had access to the drugs
“where more than one person has equal access to where drugs are stored, presence alone in conjunction with such access will not prove conscious dominion over the contraband.”
knock and announce rule not strictly applied

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Judges: Cercone, Cirillo, Hoffman

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