Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Rapak
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 29, 2016No. 1942 MDA 2015PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY STEVENS, P.J.E.:
The Commonwealth appeals from the order entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County granting the pre-trial suppression motion filed by Appellee, Paul Edward Rapak. We reverse the suppression court's order and remand for further proceedings.
The relevant facts and procedural history are as follows: Appellee was arrested and, in a criminal complaint, he was charged with one count of manufacturing of a controlled substance, one count of possession of a controlled substance, and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia. On March 24, 2015, a preliminary…
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