Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Rosas

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 19, 2005PublishedCited by 52 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

PANELLA, J.:

¶ 1 The Commonwealth appeals from the orders1 entered on June 28, 2004, and July 1, 2004, by the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County, which granted the suppression motions of Appellees, Edil Gonzalez Rosas and Luis Santiago Brito.2 The result was the suppression of approximately two (2) ounces of cocaine seized from a vehicle in which Rosas was driving and Brito was the passenger. After careful review, we reverse.

¶ 2 On November 8, 2003, Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Bryan Henneman was “running radar” on Interstate 81 in Cumberland County when the radar showed…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Commonwealth v. DuggerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  4. Commonwealth v. StricklerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  5. Commonwealth v. ZhahirSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000

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3Cited by52 opinions

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