COM. v. DEAN


940 A.2d 514 (2008)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant v. Bonnie DEAN, Appellee.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed January 4, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael D. Muffley, Assistant District Attorney, Jim Thorpe, for Commonwealth, appellant.

Jonathan J. Sobel, Philadelphia, for appellant.

BEFORE: LALLY-GREEN, BOWES, and POPOVICH, JJ.


OPINION BY POPOVICH, J.:

¶ 1 The Commonwealth appeals the order granting a motion to suppress filed by Appellee Bonnie Dean on grounds that: (1) the narcotic agents had probable cause to make a warrantless entry into Appellee's hotel room; and (2) the entry was consensual, which vitiated the need to obtain a search warrant and validated seizure of the evidence therefrom.1 We affirm.

¶ 2 When reviewing the propriety of...

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