Commonwealth v. Dingfelt

Opinion by

Watkins, P. J.,

This is an appeal by the Commonwealth from the order of the Court of Common Pleas, Criminal Division, of Westmoreland County, suppressing evidence as illegally obtained. The evidence is essential to the Commonwealth’s case in a charge for possession of a controlled substance.

The defendant was an 18 year old senior at Norwin High School when the search and seizure in question took place. On September 22, 1972, on information from a student that the defendant was offering capsules for sale to other students, the school’s assistant principal directed the defendant to…