Commonwealth v. Hayes

OPINION BY

McCAFFERY, J.:

¶ 1 In this appeal, the Commonwealth asks us tc determine whether the trial court erred m granting Appellee’s omnibus pre-trial motion to suppress evidence and statements and ma sponte dismissing the charge of furnishing alcohol to minors.1 Upon review, we reverse and remand for trial.

¶ 2 The relevant facts and procedural history of this case, as summarized by the suppression court and gleaned from the certified record, are as follows. On October 8, 2004, Detective John Aston of the State College Police Department was on duty as part of a “cops and shop” detail at the…