Commonwealth v. Rodriguez

JOHNSON, Judge.

In these consolidated appeals, the primary question we are asked to resolve is the following: Did the trial court err in reversing its pre-trial denial of a suppression motion upon its post-verdict conclusion that defense counsel had not, as the court initially believed, conceded that the police had not violated the “knock-and-announce” rule? Because we find no error, we affirm the order granting Aida Rodriguez an arrest of judgment and discharge and the order granting Luz Rodriguez a new trial.

On the evening of April 2, 1990, two Philadelphia police officers conducted an…