Commonwealth v. Rodriguez

STEINBERG, J.,

— On September 11, 2013, the defendant was arrested and charged with possession with intent to deliver1 (2 counts) and possession of a controlled substance2 (2 counts). The police recovered fourteen (14) bags of marijuana and fifteen (15) bags of cocaine from the defendant’s front left pocket after an encounter on the streets of Allentown.

A “motion to suppress” was filed by counsel for the defendant on December 2, 2013, alleging the interaction between the police and the defendant did not comport with the search and seizure protections afforded by the United States and…