Commonwealth v. Burton

HOFFMAN, Judge:

The Commonwealth appeals two orders of the lower court: the first, suppressing evidence seized from appellee’s automobile; and the second, finding appellee not guilty of possessing a small quantity of cocaine. For the reasons which follow, we: (1) reverse the suppression order and remand for further proceedings; and (2) quash the appeal from the order finding appellee not guilty.

At approximately 1:50 a. m. on September 15, 1978, the doorman at Zelda’s Greenhouse, a bar located on Forbes Avenue in Pittsburgh, informed Officer Ernest Tomasko that appellee was inside the bar and…