Commonwealth v. Hamilton
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ZAPPALA, Justice.
This is an appeal from an order of the Superior Court reversing a suppression order entered by the Court of Common Pleas of Warren County following Appellant’s arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol, 75 Pa.C.S. §§ 3731(a)(1) and 3731(a)(4). Herein, Appellant contends that the initial stop of his vehicle was illegal because the police officer lacked reasonable and articulable suspicion to believe that he violated the Motor Vehicle Code.
Upon review of the record, we find that the police officer did not possess the requisite reasonable and articulable grounds…
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