COM. v. YONG

No. 1972 EDA 2013

120 A.3d 299 (2015)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Alwasi YONG, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed July 16, 2015.

Reargument Denied September 23, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel J. O'Riordan , Philadelphia, for appellant.

Branden J. Albaugh , Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia, for Commonwealth, appellee.

BEFORE: PANELLA, J., LAZARUS, J., and WECHT, J.


This appeal requires that we determine the precise scope of the "collective knowledge doctrine" in Pennsylvania. We conclude that the trial court's application of the doctrine to the facts of Alwasi Yong ("Yong")'s arrest stretched the rule beyond its breaking point. As a result, the trial court erred in denying Yong's pretrial...

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