Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Baker

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 3, 2008No. 1697 WDA 2006PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

ORIE MELVIN, J.:

¶ 1 This is an appeal by the Commonwealth from the Order granting suppression of all evidence derived from the search warrant due to the Commonwealth’s decision not to produce the confidential informant whose information was related in the affidavit of probable cause. 1 After careful review, we reverse.

¶ 2 The facts and procedural background of this matter may be summarized as follows. Appellee, Brian Paul Baker, was charged with one count each of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance (cocaine), possession of controlled substance (cocaine),…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Roviaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Commonwealth v. CarterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  3. Commonwealth v. GallagherSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  4. Commonwealth v. HallSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  5. Commonwealth v. MillerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. WhitlockSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  2. Commonwealth v. JohnsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  3. Commonwealth v. HudsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  4. Commonwealth v. NewmanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  5. Com. v. Akines, S.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2014

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