Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Garcia

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 25, 2013PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

STEVENS, P.J.

The Commonwealth appeals from the March 26, 2012 Order entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County dismissing the criminal charges filed against Appellee Miguel Garcia and discharging him.1 The Commonwealth argues the trial court erred in dismissing the charges on the basis the Commonwealth failed to comply with the discovery order, which directed the Commonwealth to turn over DC numbers2 and arrest paperwork related to the confidential informant (“Cl”) in question. We reverse and remand for further proceedings consistent with this decision.

Appellee was…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BelenkySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  2. Commonwealth v. SnellSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  3. Commonwealth v. KingSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  4. Commonwealth v. AndersonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Com. v. Costen, R.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
  2. Com. v. Gill, R.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
  3. Com. v. Hayden, A.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2024
  4. Com. v. Luckey, A.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2025
  5. Com. v. Nelson, J.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2018

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