Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Stevenson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 20, 2000No. 191 and 192 Middle District Appeal Docket 1998PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NIGRO, Justice.
In this consolidated appeal, Appellants Reuben Stevenson and R.A., a minor, contend that the Superior Court improperly upheld the trial courts’ denial of their motions to suppress physical evidence obtained pursuant to a stop and frisk. We agree and therefore, reverse.
When reviewing the ruling of a suppression court, we must determine whether the record supports that court’s factual findings. As long as the record supports the findings of the suppression court, we are bound by those facts and may reverse only if the legal conclusions drawn therefrom are in error.…
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