Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Lark

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 9, 2014PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

PLATT, J.:

The Commonwealth appeals from the order of November 13, 2012, which granted the motion of Appellee, Basir Lark, to suppress a child witness’s identification of him as her father’s murderer.1 Nothing in the record suggests police misconduct. Furthermore, the suppression court’s finding that the identification was not reliable is not supported by the evidence of record. Accordingly, we are constrained to vacate the order of suppression and remand for proceedings consistent with this opinion.

*167The underlying facts in this matter are taken from the suppression hearing notes of…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. TorresSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  2. Commonwealth v. SandersSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
  3. Commonwealth v. ArmstrongSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  4. Commonwealth v. MistlerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  5. In the Interest of O.J.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2008

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. JaynesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
  2. Commonwealth v. WilsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  3. Com. v. Banks, T.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
  4. Com. v. Billups, C.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
  5. Com. v. Preusser, K.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2014

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