Commonwealth v. Rosa

OPINION BY

BENDER, J.:

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania appeals the trial court’s orders suppressing evidence of unlawful drug sales obtained by an officer of the Lebanon County Drug Task Force when the officer answered cell phones belonging to the two defendants and pretended to be the phones’ owner. The trial court concluded that the officer’s conduct constituted an illegal interception under Pennsylvania’s Wiretap Act. The Commonwealth contends that no interception occurred, as the officer was a direct participant in the respective phone conversations. Upon review, we conclude that the trial…