Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Lapia
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 4, 1983No. 1043 and 2696PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*270SPAETH, Judge:
This case arises on two appeals, each by the Commonwealth from an order suppressing evidence. We ordered the appeals consolidated because they both involve the issue of when an order suppressing evidence is appealable.
In Part I of this opinion we conclude that an order suppressing evidence is appealable when it is apparent from the record that the order terminates or substantially handicaps the prosecution. This conclusion involves overruling Commonwealth v. Martz, 259 Pa.Superior Ct. 201, 393 A.2d 787 (1978), and Commonwealth v. Kunkel, 254 Pa.Superior Ct. 5, 385 A.2d 496…
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