Commonwealth v. Newsome

OPINION BY

FORD ELLIOTT, P.J.E.:

The Commonwealth appeals 1 from the March 21, 2016 order granting the omnibus pre-trial suppression motion filed by appellee, Naim Newsome. After careful review, we reverse the suppression order and remand for proceedings consistent with this opinion.

The relevant facts and procedural history of this case, as gleaned from the certified record, are as follows. On the evening of September 22, 2015, Lieutenant Robert Brockenbrough, a 23-year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department, responded to an anonymous radio call that a group of five to seven males was…