COM. v. BENNETT


412 Pa.Super. 603 (1992)

604 A.2d 276

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. Garland J. BENNETT, Appellee.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed March 3, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kemal A. Mericli, James R. Gilmore, Asst. Dist. Attys., Pittsburgh, for the Com., appellant.

Norma Chase, Pittsburgh, for appellee.

Before WIEAND, CIRILLO and JOHNSON, JJ.


WIEAND, Judge:

The Commonwealth appeals from an order of the trial court suppressing in excess of one hundred (100) grams of cocaine seized by police from a duffle bag carried by Garland J. Bennett upon arrival at the Greater Pittsburgh International Airport. The bag was seized after Bennett had placed it against a wall outside the main terminal. When confronted and questioned by police, Bennett denied ownership of it. The Commonwealth asserted at the suppression...

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