Commonwealth v. Haines
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
MOULTON, J.:
The Commonwealth appeals from the October 17, 2016 order entered in the York County Court of Common Pleas granting the motion to suppress filed by Justin Mitchell Haines. 1 Because the trial court did not make factual findings regarding whether Haines consented to the blood draw before or after being improperly warned about the consequences of refusal, we are unable to determine whether the court erred in finding Haines’ consent was involuntary. We therefore reverse and remand with instructions.
The trial court set forth the following factual history:
[Haines] is charged…
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