COMMONWEALTH v. CERMAK

No. 819 of 1990.

10 Pa. D. & C. 4th 527 (1990)

Commonwealth v. Cermak

Common Pleas Court of Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

December 12, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Kopas III, assistant district attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Susan Ritz Harper, for defendant.


FRANKS, J., December 12, 1990.

This case is before this court on defendant's motion to suppress evidence. After a review of the facts and applicable law, we deny defendant's motion and hold that the exclusionary rule does not apply to the actions of the private security guard.

BACKGROUND

Defendant, Richard Stephen Cermak, was charged with a violation of the Drug Act, when, as a patient in Brownsville General Hospital, marijuana was found in...

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