Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Copeland

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 7, 2008No. 2866 EDA 2007PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

GANTMAN, J.:

¶ 1 Appellant, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, appeals from the order entered in the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas, which granted a motion to suppress the Commonwealth’s evidence, filed on behalf of Appellee, Yusuf Copeland. 1 We reverse the court’s suppression order and remand for further proceedings.

¶ 2 The suppression court opinion fully and correctly sets forth the relevant facts of this appeal as follows:

Officer Donald Townes of the Darby Borough Police Department was on routine patrol in full uniform driving a marked police vehicle on December [7], 2006.…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. McCreeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  2. Commonwealth v. StonerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  3. Commonwealth v. PerrySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  4. Commonwealth v. DennisSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  5. Commonwealth v. HinksonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BostickSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  2. Commonwealth v. GatlosSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  3. In the Int. of: A.A., a Minor Appeal of: A.A.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
  4. Commonwealth v. SmithSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  5. Commonwealth v. LeeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2009

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