Commonwealth v. Bilger

¶ 1 This is an appeal from a judgment of sentence imposed upon Appellant after he was convicted, in a bench trial, on counts of possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Appellant raises one question for appellate review, did not the lower court err in denying Appellant’s motion to suppress the marijuana pipe and marijuana seized subsequent to an unlawful custodial detention and arrest by a non-uniformed Pennsylvania State Police Trooper? We quash.

¶ 2 On July 7, 2000, a vehicle was pulled over by Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Douglas Howell oh Route 78 in Berks County.…