Commonwealth v. Bright

By Judge Edward L. Hogshire

In this criminal action for possession of cocaine, Defendant has filed a motion to suppress evidence. After reviewing the briefs submitted by the parties and listening to oral arguments, the Court concludes that the motion should be granted for the reasons articulated below.

The Defendant asserts that the primary evidence against him (a bag of cocaine and a .38 pistol) is properly excludable as “fruit of the poisonous tree” because of defects in the police search warrant, entry procedure, and a warrantless search of individuals which was conducted. The Defendant…