Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Stokes
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 14, 1978No. 399 and 430PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
EAGEN, Chief Justice.
These appeals1 were entered by the Commonwealth2 from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia granting defendant David Stokes’ motion to suppress certain incriminatory statements given to the police following his arrest. The court below ordered suppression of Stokes’ statements on the basis that this evidence was the product of an illegal arrest. We agree and, accordingly, affirm the order.
The charges against Stokes arose out of the robbery and fatal shooting of John J. Meehan at 1133 N. 63rd Street, Philadelphia, on July 1, 1976.
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2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Draper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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3Cited by63 opinions
- Commonwealth v. LovetteSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
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- State v. MontigueOregon Supreme Court · 1980
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