• Commonwealth v. Ortiz

    Publication Date: 2021-06-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
    Judge: Judge Cox
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 21-0614

    Police did not unlawfully infringe upon defendant's reasonable expectation of privacy by traversing his backyard while investigating gunshots where there was no indication that defendant was seeking to exclude members of the public from accessing his property by using his driveway and sidewalk. The court denied defendant's motion to suppress.