Commonwealth v. Camperson

WIEAND, Judge:

Stephen Camperson was charged with drug related offenses based upon contraband seized from his home pursuant to warrant on December 7, 1989. Probable cause for the warrant had been obtained via criminal conduct in which Camperson had engaged earlier on the same day. The trial court, in response to a defense motion in limine, barred testimony of Camperson’s earlier criminal conduct during the Commonwealth’s case in chief against Camperson in the trial for drugs found in his home. The Commonwealth, certifying that the trial court’s order substantially handicapped its prosecution…