Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Dunnavant

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 27, 2013PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

SHOGAN, J.:

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (“the Commonwealth”) appeals from the order entered on June 8, 2012 granting the suppression motion filed by Gerald M. Dunnavant (“the defendant”). On appeal, *1253the Commonwealth argues that the suppression court erred by prohibiting for use at trial evidence obtained from a silent video camera worn by a confidential informant inside the defendant’s residence. After careful review of this issue of first impression, we affirm.

The suppression court made the following findings of fact:

1. Douglas Loadman is a Narcotics Agent employed by the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Hoffa v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Commonwealth v. TarbertSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  3. Commonwealth v. BlairSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  4. Commonwealth v. ChernoskySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  5. Commonwealth v. GiffinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. EvansSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
  2. Commonwealth v. SimonsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
  3. ISN Bank v. RajaratnamSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  4. Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Dunnavant, G.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  5. Commonwealth v. KurtzSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2017

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