248 Pa. Super. 516 - Commonwealth v. DeFelice’s Empirical Analysis
1977
Citation profile
37
cited by 37 later decisions
2
states following
July 1988
most recently cited
35 state decisions
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Relies on United States v. Wade · Stovall v. Denno · Beck v. State of Ohio · Gilbert v. California · United States v. Spelar
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““We interpret this to mean that any time the Commonwealth alleges that its case will be either terminated and concluded or substantially prejudiced by a suppression order, we must review the suppression order only on its merits. Stated another way, when the District Attorney from one of the counties of this Commonwealth directs an appeal from the suppression of evidence, we must accept such an appeal as the Commonwealth’s good faith certification that the case will be terminated or substantially prejudiced by such an order, and determine only if the suppression was proper. To apply any other test could permanently exclude evidence even if it was improperly suppressed. Such a result is contrary to our function in this matter, which is to ascertain that all evidence received is proper and to insure that the rights of all parties are protected. The District Attorney, representing the people of this Commonwealth, and he alone, has the right and duty to present the Commonwealth’s case with all the legally available evidence that he, in his judgment, believes to be substantially necessary to the case. In the case of Commonwealth v. Rose, 211 Pa.Super. 295 , 235 A.2d 462 (1967), the Commonwealth appealed a suppression order and Judge Jacobs, writing for the majority, stated: ‘[sjince appellee has not filed a motion to quash, we will assume that the suppression order will substantially handicap the commonwealth and hear the appeal.’ 211 Pa.Super. at 296 , 235 A.2d at 463 . When we ar”
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