Commonwealth v. Pennell

LEETE, P.J.,

Before the court are omnibus pretrial motions by defendant. The motions include a writ of habeas corpus challenging the sufficiency of the evidence produced at the preliminary hearing as well as a motion to suppress a statement taken from defendant by the Pennsylvania State Police.

Defendant was charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter, causing a catastrophe, risking a catastrophe, and reckless endangerment. These charges were originally filed before District Justice Katherine Garrote, who found that the Commonwealth had not established a prima facie case. Thereafter,…