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COMMONWEALTH v. SANTIAGO

No. 1 EAP 2018.

209 A.3d 912 (2019)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Angel SANTIAGO, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 18, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karl Baker, Esq., Leonard Sosnov, Esq., Defender Association of Philadelphia, Keir Nyree Barros-Bradford, Esq., Public Defenders Office, for Appellant.

Peter Carr, Esq., Lawrence Jonathan Goode, Esq., Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, for Appellee.

SAYLOR, C.J., BAER, TODD, DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, MUNDY, JJ.

OPINION

The "fruit of the poisonous tree" doctrine prohibits the admission of evidence at trial that was tainted by unconstitutional actions by law enforcement officials. Certain exceptions, however, exist to this doctrine. In this appeal by allowance, we consider whether a police officer's initial...

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