Commonwealth v. Whitner

CERCONE, Judge:

In the instant case the Commonwealth appeals from the lower court’s order granting appellees a new trial and suppressing evidence which was the fruit of allegedly illegal arrests, searches and seizures. 1 Appellees had been convicted, after a non jury trial, of burglary, 2 robbery, 3 and conspiracy. 4 In addition, appellee-Jones was convicted of various weapons offenses. 5 Because we find that appellees were legally arrested upon probable cause and that the physical evidence was properly seized, we will reverse the order of the court which heard the post-verdict motions and…