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Commonwealth v. Gordon

Citations

  • 683 A.2d 253
  • 546 Pa. 65
  • 1996 Pa. LEXIS 1843

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  • holding that squatter had no standing to challenge search of abandoned house where he was staying
  • holding that squatter had no standing to challenge search of abandoned house where he was staying
  • explaining that the exclusionary rule also operates to enforce rights under Article I, Section 8 of the Pennsylvania Constitution
  • explaining that the exclusionary rule also operates to enforce rights under Article I, Section 8 of the Pennsylvania Constitution
  • setting forth a two-prong test a defendant must meet to establish violation of Pennsylvania constitutional right against unreasonable search and seizure, namely, a defendant must “(1) have exhibited a subjective expectation of privacy and (2
  • particularly emphasizing defendant’s burden to prove both subjective expectation of privacy and that subjective expectation is one which society is willing to respect as legitimate

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Judges: Flaherty, Zappala, Cappy, Castille, Nigro, Newman, Nix, Former

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