Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Yong
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 16, 2015No. 1972 EDA 2013PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION-BY
WECHT, J.:
This appeal requires that we determine the precise scope of the “collective knowledge doctrine” in Pennsylvania. We conclude that the trial court’s application of the doctrine to the facts of Alwasi Yong (“Yong”)’s arrest stretched the rule beyond its breaking point. As a result, the trial court erred in denying Yong’s pretrial motion to suppress physical evidence. We reverse the trial court’s order denying that motion, and we remand for proceedings consistent with this opinion.
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2Cases cited39 opinions
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