Commonwealth v. Byrd

OPINION BY

STEVENS, J.:

¶ 1 The Commonwealth appeals from an order entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County granting Ap-pellee Ronald Byrd’s motion to suppress a handgun seized by the police. 1 We reverse the suppression order entered below and remand for further proceedings.

¶ 2 The relevant facts and procedural history are as follows: Appellee was arrested and charged with violating the Uniform Firearms Act. On July 24, 2008, Ap-pellee filed a counseled, pre-trial omnibus motion seeking to suppress evidence seized by the police, and on October 7, 2008, the matter proceeded…