Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1/23/2003

Commonwealth v. Rivera

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816 A.2d 282
2003 Pa. Super. 29
2003 Pa. Super. LEXIS 49

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stating “[i]t is a fundamental rule of law that a warrant must name or describe with particularity the property to be seized and the person or place to be searched”
“It is axiomatic that trial counsel will not be considered ineffective for failing to pursue meritless claims.”
“A warrant unconstitutional for its overbreadth authorizes in clear or specific terms the seizure of an entire set of items, or documents, many of which will prove unrelated to the crime under investigation….”
“A warrant unconstitutional for its lack of particularity authorizes a search in terms so ambiguous as to allow the executing officers to pick and choose among an individual’s possessions to find which items to seize.”

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Judges: Musmanno, Graci, Montemuro

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