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COM. v. SANTOS

876 A.2d 360 (2005)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. Oscar SANTOS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 20, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh J. Burns, Esq., Joan Weiner, Esq., Philadelphia, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Marc J. Frumer, Esq., Philadelphia, for Oscar Santos.

BEFORE: CAPPY, C.J., and CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN, SAYLOR, EAKIN and BAER, JJ.

OPINION

Justice NIGRO.

The Commonwealth appeals from the Superior Court's order affirming the order of the trial court granting Appellee Oscar Santos' Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. For the reasons that follow, we reverse.

On the evening of July 21, 1994, Santos and his friend, solely identified as "Papadiko," were standing on a street in North Philadelphia when they observed a vehicle...

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