Commonwealth v. Martin

POPOVICH, Judge:

This is an appeal from the judgment of sentence entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Mercer County following appellant’s conviction on the charges of possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Herein, appellant contends that the lower court erred in failing to suppress illegal narcotics and a marijuana pipe found in his possession after he was seized and searched by police pursuant to an anonymous tip. We reverse.

In reviewing the denial of a motion to suppress, our responsibility is to determine whether the record supports the suppression…