Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Galadyna
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 29, 1977No. 674PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JACOBS, Judge:
This is an appeal by the Commonwealth from the order of the lower court granting the appellee’s motions to suppress evidence. The effect of the suppression order is to effectively preclude any further prosecution of the action by the Commonwealth. The order is, therefore, appealable by the Commonwealth. Commonwealth v. Bosurgi, 411 Pa. 56, 190 A.2d 304 (1963). We reverse the order.
The facts are not in dispute in this case. On November 14, 1975, three plainclothes police officers were cruising in an area of Pittsburgh known as the Hill District, a high- crime area. At…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Commonwealth v. BosurgiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
- Commonwealth v. HicksSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
- Commonwealth v. SwangerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Commonwealth v. TrengeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Commonwealth v. KaziorSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- In the Interest of B.C.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
- Commonwealth v. DennisSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
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