Commonwealth v. Troutman

Opinion by

Hoffman, J.,

The Commonwealth appeals contending that the lower court erred in dismissing and quashing the information lodged against the appellee. The lower court’s decision to dismiss the information was based upon the fact that the appellee had been illegally arrested prior to the filing of the information.

On April 25, 1971, two Penn Hills Township police officers observed the appellee’s motor vehicle weaving across Allegheny River Boulevard which is located in Penn Hills Township. As the officers pursued the appellee in an effort to bring his automobile to a halt, they sounded…