Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Mistler
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 27, 2006No. 154 MAP 2005, 155 MAP 2005, 156 MAP 2005, 157 MAP 2005, 158 MAP 2005, 158 MAP 2005, 159 MAP 2005, 160 MAP 2005, 161 MAP 2005PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice NEWMAN.
Today we are asked by the Chester County District Attorney’s Office (“the Commonwealth”) to review the propriety of the determinations of the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County (“suppression court”) and the Superior Court, both of which held that all evidence obtained as a result of the detentions in question is inadmissible. For the reasons set forth infra, we hold that the suppression of the evidence was proper. Accordingly, we affirm, albeit on different grounds, the Order of the Superior Court.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
We recite the facts as stated by the…
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