Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Beasley
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 23, 2000No. 1480 WDA 1999PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, J.:
¶ 1 The Commonwealth appeals from the trial court’s order suppressing six kilos of cocaine police recovered from a backpack in the possession of defendant Oliver James Beasley. The Commonwealth charged Beasley with two violations of the Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, and now certifies that the order granting suppression has effectively terminated the prosecution. See Commonwealth v. Dugger, 506 Pa. 537, 486 A.2d 382, 386 (Pa.1985). See also Pa. R.A.P. 311(d), 904(e). We conclude that the trial court correctly suppressed the evidence, as the police conducted a…
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- Commonwealth v. MatosSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
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