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COM. v. STEVENSON

744 A.2d 1261 (2000)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Reuben STEVENSON, Appellant. In the Interest of R.A., A Minor. Appeal of R.A., A Minor.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided January 20, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Ruane, Asst. Public Defender, Nicholas G. Theodore, Public Defender, Office of the Public Defender, for Reuben Stevenson.

A. Sheldon Kovach, Michelle P. Hutton, Asst. Dist. Attys., Patrick L. Meehan, Dist. Atty., Office of the Dist. Atty., for Com. in 192 M.D. 1998.

Bradley A. Winnick, Asst. Public Defender, George F. Schultz, Public Defender, Office of the Public Defender, for R.A., a Minor.

Christopher Marzzacco, Asst. Dist. Atty., Eric R. Augustine, Deputy Dist. Atty., John F. Cherry, Dist. Atty., Office of the Dist. Atty., for Com. in 191 M.D. 1998.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN and SAYLOR, JJ.

OPINION

NIGRO, Justice.

In this consolidated appeal, Appellants Reuben Stevenson and R.A., a minor, contend that the Superior Court improperly upheld the trial courts' denial of their motions to suppress physical evidence obtained pursuant to a stop and frisk. We agree and therefore, reverse.

When reviewing the ruling of a suppression court, we must determine whether the record supports that...

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