COM. v. E.M.


558 Pa. 16 (1999)

735 A.2d 654

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. E.M., a juvenile, Appellant. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Christopher Hall, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 21, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Charles Peruto, Philadelphia, Scott J. Davis, for E.M.

Barbara A. Kaner, Sr. Dep. D.A., Stephen B. Harris, Chief/Appeals, Alan M. Rubenstein, D.A., for Com.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN and SAYLOR, JJ.


OPINION

NIGRO, Justice.

In this consolidated appeal, Appellants contend that the Superior Court improperly upheld the trial court's denial of a motion to suppress physical evidence obtained pursuant to a stop and frisk. We agree and therefore, reverse.

Our standard of review in addressing a challenge to a trial court's denial of a suppression motion is whether the factual findings are supported by the record and whether the legal conclusions...

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