Commonwealth v. Baez

OPINION BY

BENDER, J.:

This is a Commonwealth appeal from the trial court’s order granting part of Lazaro Rodriguez-Baez’s (Defendant) motion to suppress. The Commonwealth claims that the trial court erred in suppressing Appellant’s statements because at the time that Appellant made the statements, the police had given him Miranda warnings. See Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 86 S.Ct. 1602, 16 L.Ed.2d 694 (1966). We agree, and for the reasons that follow, we reverse.

This appeal arises from the prosecution of Defendant for his drug dealing activity. After the police executed three controlled…