Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Nester
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 25, 1998No. 3236PublishedCited by 168 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
NEWMAN, Justice.
During an interview with a caseworker from the Child Protective Sendee unit (CPS) of Berks County Children and Youth Services (BCCYS), appellee Jeffrey Nester (Nester) confessed to sexually abusing his girlfriend’s minor daughter. The Court of Common Pleas of Berks County (suppression court) granted Nester’s motion to suppress the confession, holding that it was involuntary, and the Superior Court affirmed. The Commonwealth now appeals from the Order of the Superior Court. We reverse.
When the Commonwealth appeals from a suppression order, we follow a…
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