COM. v. VINCETT


806 A.2d 31 (2002)

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Appellant, v. Scott Adam VINCETT, Appellee.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed August 13, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jaime M. Keating, Asst. Dist. Atty., Carlisle, for Commonwealth, appellant.

David E. Hershey, Harrisburg, for appellee.

Before: JOYCE, BECK and POPOVICH, JJ.


BECK, J.

¶ 1 In this suppression matter we determine that a traffic stop is lawful if the officer reasonably believes that a motorist has violated a provision of the Motor Vehicle Code. The motorist's defense to the purported violation is not germane to an analysis of the suppression motion. We conclude that the trial court erred in finding the stop unlawful and in suppressing the evidence. We reverse the trial court's suppression order and remand for trial....

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