Commonwealth v. Marconi

OPINION BY

BENDER, J.:

¶ 1 The Commonwealth appeals from the trial court’s order dated April 24, 2009, granting John M. Marconi’s motion to suppress the physical evidence obtained after his car was stopped at a sobriety checkpoint. We affirm.

¶ 2 The trial court set forth the facts of the case as follows:

On September 21, 2007, a DUI checkpoint was set-up by the Forest County Sheriffs Department on State Route # 66 in Forest County. The roadblock was operated by Forest County and Warren County Sheriffs and Probation Officers. At 2:45 a.m., on September 22, 2007, [Mr. Marconi] drove his vehicle…