Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Rosa

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 22, 1999PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TAMILIA, J.:

¶ 1 The Commonwealth appeals from the April 7, 1998 Order suppressing two guns, three knives and several crossbow arrows seized from a vehicle in which ap-pellees, Jose Custodio and Alberto Rosa, were passengers. Although the Commonwealth properly filed separate appeals as to each appellee, we note that appellees were co-defendants in the instant prosecution, the suppression Order was entered as to both appellees and the appeals involve the same legal issue. As a result, we will resolve both appeals in this Opinion.

¶ 2 The testimony presented at the suppression hearing and deemed…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Michigan v. LongSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. Knowles v. IowaSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  5. Commonwealth v. DeWittSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992

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3Cited by24 opinions

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  3. In the Interest of O.J.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  4. Commonwealth v. RosasSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  5. Commonwealth v. MacKSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2008

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