Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Acosta
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 15, 2003PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
MUSMANNO, J.:
¶ 1 The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania appeals from the Order of the trial court, which granted the suppression Motion filed on behalf of defendant Miqueas Acosta (“Acosta”)- We affirm.
¶ 2 In its Opinion dated February 15, 2001, the suppression court set forth its factual findings as follows:
On June 16, 2000, Officer John Mona-ghan was on duty in Bensalem Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Officer Monaghan was driving southbound on U.S. Route 1 in a marked police vehicle when he saw a red, 1992 Ford minivan driven by [Acosta]. As Officer Monaghan began to pass the…
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- Commonwealth v. StricklerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
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