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Commonwealth v. HillCommonwealth v. Hill

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jan 22, 1982
Appeal 286 and 307
Reporters:
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Before:
O'Brien

OPINION OF THE COURT

PER CURIAM.

The appeal of the ‍​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‍Commonwealth at No. 286 January Term, 1979, is quashed, as we do not believe the ‍​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‍order suppressing the weapon substantially impairs the Commonwealth’s case. Commonwealth v. Bosurgi, 411 Pa. 56, 190 A.2d 304 (1963). Furthermore, ‍​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‍despite the trial court’s certification, we refuse to accept the interlocutory appeal of the *231 accused and ‍​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‍we thus dismiss the appeal at No. 307 January Term, 1979.

KAUFFMAN and WILKINSON, JJ., did ‍​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‍not participate in the decision of this case.

Case Details

Case Name: Commonwealth v. Hill
Court Name: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Date Published: Jan 22, 1982
Citations: 439 A.2d 1153; 497 Pa. 230; 1982 Pa. LEXIS 373; Appeal 286 and 307
Docket Number: Appeal 286 and 307
Court Abbreviation: Pa.
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