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COM. v. CROMPTON

545 Pa. 586 (1996)

682 A.2d 286

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. James CROMPTON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided August 21, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Rosenblum, Stroudsberg, for James Crompton.

Curtis J. Rogers, James P. Gregor, Stroudsberg, for Commonwealth,

Before NIX, C.J., and FLAHERTY, ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO and NEWMAN, JJ.

OPINION

NEWMAN, Justice.

James Crompton (Crompton) appeals from an Order of the Superior Court affirming his conviction for possession of marijuana1 and possession of marijuana with intent to deliver.2 We reverse.

Our analysis of the question before us is twofold; whether the police complied with the knock and announce rule, and if they did not, whether the evidence seized during the...

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