Commonwealth v. Ryan

HOFFMAN, Judge:

Appellant, the Commonwealth, contends that the lower court erred in quashing a search warrant and suppressing all evidence seized following its execution. We agree and reverse the order of the lower court.

The facts of the instant case are not in dispute: At approximately 1:30 a. m., on March 1, 1977, Squire Earl Ammerman, the issuing authority 1 for Monroe County Magisterial District 43-3-02, issued a warrant to search premises located within Monroe County, but outside of his magisterial district. The search of the house yielded evidence which led to the instant prosecution.…