Commonwealth v. Canning

MONTGOMERY, Judge.

Appellant Richard Canning was convicted in Philadelphia Municipal Court of possession of a controlled substance. He was sentenced to thirty days in the county jail. No direct appeal was filed. Appellant then filed a petition under the Post Conviction Hearing Act, 1 alleging denial of the right to appeal. Appellant was granted permission to appeal nunc pro tunc. This appeal, raising only the issue of whether the Court of Common Pleas erred in reversing the Municipal Court’s suppression order, followed. Finding no error, we affirm.

On July 5, 1985, Philadelphia Police Officer…