Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Van Jordan
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 18, 1983No. 2629PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BECK, Judge:
In this case the Commonwealth is appealing the suppression of evidence against appellee Christopher Van Jordan. Since the effect of the lower court’s order to suppress is to preclude the Commonwealth from proceeding in its case against Van Jordan, our Court has jurisdiction. Com. v. McCabe, 303 Pa.Super. 245, 449 A.2d 670 (1982).
The facts are all concerned with events that occurred on September 5, 1980, in Towamencin Township, Montgomery County. The township police were responding to a request from Dr. Charles Rossow of New Brunswick, New Jersey, to attempt to locate his daughter,…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- United States v. MatlockSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- United States v. ChadwickSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Cady v. DombrowskiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by9 opinions
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