COM. v. LEWIS


394 Pa.Super. 403 (1990)

576 A.2d 63

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Paul LEWIS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed June 6, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Helen Marino, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Alan Sacks, Asst. Dist. Atty., Philadelphia, for Com., appellee.

Before CIRILLO, President Judge, and WIEAND and BROSKY, JJ.


WIEAND, Judge:

Paul Lewis was tried in the Municipal Court of Philadelphia and was found guilty of possession of cocaine, a controlled substance. He was sentenced to probation for a period of one year. A petition for writ of certiorari to the Court of Common Pleas was denied, and Lewis appealed. He contends that the trial court improperly refused to suppress cocaine seized from him by police following an arrest which was illegal because it was unsupported by probable...

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