COM. v. PONTIOUS


396 Pa.Super. 15 (1990)

578 A.2d 1

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. Jeffrey PONTIOUS, Appellee. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. Michelle HAWLEY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed July 5, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas J. Wright, Asst. Dist. Atty., Girard, for Com.

Daniel J. Kuhn, Union City, for appellees.

Before CIRILLO, President Judge, and WIEAND, McEWEN, MONTEMURO, BECK, KELLY, JOHNSON, HUDOCK and FORD ELLIOTT, JJ., En Banc.


BECK, Judge:

This is a consolidated appeal by the Commonwealth from orders suppressing evidence that was obtained by a police officer after arresting motorists for driving under the influence. At issue is whether the trial court properly suppressed evidence on the ground that the arresting officer had been hired in violation of a civil service law. We find that the appellee motorists do not have standing to challenge the alleged violation of civil service law, and...

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