Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Boyd

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 7, 2011No. 1127 EDA 2010PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

FREEDBERG, J.

This matter is before the Court on the appeal of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from the order entered on December 18, 2009, by the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, granting Hosea Boyd’s (“Appellee’s”) motion to suppress evidence. We reverse.

On November 24, 2008, shortly after midnight, two Philadelphia Police Department officers were patrolling a high crime area when they observed a 2003 Buick Rendezvous, driven by Appellee, stopped at an intersection despite having a green light. Appellee sat through two additional green lights, while repeatedly…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Michigan v. LongSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. New York v. ClassSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Commonwealth v. MorrisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  4. Commonwealth v. ParkerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  5. In the Interest of O.J.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2008

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3Cited by20 opinions

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  5. Commonwealth v. TugglesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2012

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