COM. v. ORWIG


248 Pa.Super. 284 (1977)

375 A.2d 99

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Paul ORWIG, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 29, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles J. Tague, Assistant Public Defender, Williamsport, for appellant.

Robert F. Banks, Greenville, with him Allen E. Ertel, District Attorney, Williamsport, for appellee.

Before WATKINS, President Judge, and JACOBS, HOFFMAN, CERCONE, PRICE, VAN der VOORT, and SPAETH, JJ.


HOFFMAN, Judge:

Appellant contends that the police violated the Fourth Amendment when they stopped the vehicle in which appellant was riding and in seizing certain drugs from him. We agree and, therefore, reverse.1

Based on the testimony presented at appellant's January 6, 1976 suppression hearing, the lower court found as follows: During the early morning hours of August 13...

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