Commonwealth v. Shaffer

BROSKY, Judge.

This is an appeal by the Commonwealth from an order suppressing evidence gathered after a stop of appellee in New York State. The Commonwealth raises one issue for our determination, whether the court erred in applying a “good faith” exception found in' the New York Close Pursuit statute. We affirm.

The facts relevant to the present case are neither complicated nor contested. At approximately 2:38 A.M. on March 15, 1997, Trooper David Cannon of the Pennsylvania State Police observed a vehicle driven by appellee travelling at, a high rate of speed on Route 5 in northeastern…