Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Boulware

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 25, 2005PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY McCAFFERY, J.:

¶ 1 Appellant, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, appeals from the order entered by the Honorable Jeffrey K. Spreeher of the Berks County Court of Common Pleas, granting a defense motion to suppress an item of physical evidence.1 Specifically, the Commonwealth asks us to determine whether the suppression court acted properly in suppressing the admission at trial of an item of clothing seized by police, on the basis that Appellee’s arrest allegedly had been illegal. Having carefully examined the record, we hold that the suppression court committed an error by improperly…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. DuggerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  2. Commonwealth v. TorresSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  3. Commonwealth v. HawkinsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  4. Commonwealth v. ChernoskySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  5. Commonwealth v. KellerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2003

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Enimpah, A.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  2. Commonwealth v. WhitlockSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  3. Commonwealth v. ClintonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  4. Commonwealth v. WilliamsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  5. Commonwealth v. MooreSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2007

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