Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Santos

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 11, 2017No. 22 EDA 2015PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

DUBOW, J.:

The Commonwealth appeals from the December 15, 2014 Order entered by the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas prohibiting the Commonwealth from calling a police officer at trial to remedy the Commonwealth’s purported discovery violation. After careful review, we reverse.

Between June 17, 2013, and July 2, 2013, Philadelphia narcotics police officers conducted surveillance at 3205 and 3207 Rorer Street. On June 17, 2013, Philadelphia Police Officer Stephen Dmytryk observed Appellee enter and exit 3205 and 3207 Rorer Street, 1 and sell 43 packets of crack cocaine to a…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Commonwealth v. AntidormiSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  3. Commonwealth v. RoneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  4. Smith v. CainSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
  5. Commonwealth v. SimpsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2013

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3Cited by39 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BrownSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
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  3. Com. v. Gross, A.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2020
  4. Com. v. Douglas, C., IIISuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2025
  5. Com. v. Gross, A.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2020

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