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COM. v. WHEATLEY

266 Pa.Super. 1 (1979)

402 A.2d 1047

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. Gilbert D. WHEATLEY.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided May 4, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Colville, District Attorney, Pittsburgh, for Commonwealth, appellant.

John H. Corbett, Jr., Assistant Public Defender, Chief, Appeals Division, Pittsburgh, for appellee.

Before CERCONE, WIEAND and HOFFMAN, JJ.

WIEAND, Judge:

The Commonwealth appeals from an order suppressing a handgun1 which constituted the basis for charging Gilbert D. Wheatley, appellee, with violating the Uniform Firearms Law.2 The handgun was located in the pocket of Wheatley's jacket, which was hanging on a kitchen chair. It was found by police who were executing a valid warrant to search for heroin and drug paraphernalia in the dwelling of...

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