Commonwealth v. Griffin

OPINION BY

ALLEN, J.:

¶ 1 The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania appeals from the trial court’s order granting the suppression motion of Appellee, Antonio Griffin (“Defendant”). We reverse.

¶ 2 The facts of the case are as follows. Police Officer James Coolen (“Officer Coo-len”) received a phone call on January 15, 2006 from a first-time, but known informant telling him that a black male named “Anthony”, who lived near Hasbrook and Comly Streets in Philadelphia, was dealing large amounts of crack cocaine. He1 stated that Anthony drove a Nissan pickup with a Pennsylvania license number YRL-6236. The…