Com. v. James, D.

J-S40035-24

2025 PA Super 47

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA : IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF : PENNSYLVANIA Appellant : : : v. : : : DOUGLAS JAMES : No. 2812 EDA 2023 Appeal from the Order Entered September 18, 2023 In the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County Criminal Division at No(s): CP-51-CR-0007352-2022 BEFORE: STABILE, J., McLAUGHLIN, J., and LANE, J. OPINION BY LANE, J.: FILED FEBRUARY 26, 2025 The Commonwealth appeals from the order granting the suppression motion of Douglas James (“James”). Upon the facts presented in this appeal, we hold: (1) when a police officer possessed the…