Commonwealth v. Epoca

POPOVICH, Judge:

The appellant, Christopher C. Epoca, appeals the judgment of sentence (costs of prosecution and $50 fine) for underage drinking. 1 We affirm.

The appellant raises a single issue for appellate review: “Did the Commonwealth present evidence which was seized as a result of an illegal warrantless arrest [upheld as valid by the suppression court]?”

In reviewing the ruling of a suppression court, our initial task is to determine whether the factual findings are supported by the record. In making this determination, we are to consider only the evidence of the prosecution’s witnesses…