Commonwealth v. Haupt

MELINSON, Judge:

This is a Commonwealth appeal from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Centre County granting Christopher A. Haupt’s motion to suppress. The suppression court found that statements Haupt made in response to a state trooper’s questions were obtained during a custodial interrogation without Haupt having the benefit of having his Miranda 1 rights read to him. Thus, the court suppressed his statements. The court also suppressed the information the trooper obtained from the serial number on a revolver found in Haupt’s car as “fruit of the poisonous tree.” The Commonwealth has…