Commonwealth v. Henry

HOFFMAN, Judge:

This appeal is from the judgment of sentence for possession and possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance (cocaine), and possession of drug paraphernalia. Appellant contends that the trial court erred in refusing to suppress statements he made to police following his arrest. For the reasons set forth below, we agree with appellant that his first oral statement was improperly admitted; we nevertheless find that this error was constitutionally harmless. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of sentence.

At approximately 5:10 p.m. on April 13, 1989, appellant was…