COM. v. STRICKLAND


707 A.2d 531 (1998)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. Jerry STRICKLAND, Appellee.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed February 18, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elvage G. Murphy, Asst. Dist. Atty., Erie, for Com., appellant.

Gene P. Placidi, Erie, for appellee.

Before DEL SOLE, EAKIN and HESTER, JJ.


HESTER, Judge:

The Commonwealth appeals from the order entered January 22, 1997, in the Court of Common Pleas of Erie County in which the trial court suppressed 7.6 grams of cocaine seized from a stolen automobile occupied by Jerry Strickland, appellee, on July 28, 1996. For the reasons which follow, we reverse.

The facts of the case may be summarized as follows. While on duty on July 28, 1996, Erie Police Officer Robert Popovic observed a red Nissan Sentra...

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