Commonwealth v. Barnett
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
EAGEN, Justice.
These appeals 1 were entered by the Commonwealth 2 from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia granting Gregory Barnett's motion to suppress certain incriminatory statements 3 given to the police. The suppression court granted Barnett’s motion because it found from the evidence presented that the statements were the product of an illegal arrest which violated Barnett’s fourth amendment right to be free from unreasonable seizure. We agree that the state ments were the product of an illegal arrest, and accordingly, affirm the order. 4
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- Brown v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Johnson v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Commonwealth v. BosurgiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
- Commonwealth v. BishopSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Commonwealth v. FoganSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Commonwealth v. PradoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Commonwealth v. StokesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- People v. FranklinIllinois Supreme Court · 1987
- Commonwealth v. BoganSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Commonwealth v. KunkelSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
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