Commonwealth v. Bozeman
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY OTT, J.:
The Commonwealth appeals from the order entered April 12, 2017, in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, granting a pretrial motion to suppress evidence filed by appellee, Quadir Bozeman. On appeal, the Commonwealth contends the trial court erred in determining: (1) the officers had no basis to conduct a traffic stop of Bozeman's vehicle; (2) the officers had no reasonable suspicion to frisk Bozeman for weapons; and (3) the officers had no probable cause to conduct a warrantless search of Bozeman's vehicle. For the reasons below, we reverse the order of the trial…
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