Commonwealth v. LaMonte

OPINION BY

McCAFFERY, J.:

¶ 1 After a conversation with a police officer, Appellant, Matthew LaMonte, Jr., consented to a search of his person which revealed that he was carrying a pipe containing cocaine residue. On appeal, Appellant asks us to determine whether the fruits of that search should have been suppressed. Appellant contends that the initial detention was illegal and that it tainted the subsequent search, rendering it involuntary. We hold that the initial detention was a proper investigative detention and that Appellant’s consent to the subsequent search was voluntary. Accordingly,…