Commonwealth v. Valenzuela
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION PER CURIAM:
This is a Commonwealth appeal from an order suppressing both the physical evidence found during a search of appellee’s automobile and the alleged statements appellee made to the police officers. Finding no error, we affirm.
On this appeal, the Commonwealth contends: (1) that the trial court erred when it found that the Commonwealth failed to prove probable cause and that exigent circumstances are required to justify a warrantless search of an automobile; (2) that the court erred when it determined that the “white-line” stop of appellee’s automobile was invalid; and (3) that…
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