Commonwealth v. Raab

Full title: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant v. Brian RAAB, Appellee

Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Nov 20, 2007

934 A.2d 695 (Pa. 2007)

934 A.2d 695

Opinion

No. 183 MAP 2004.

November 20, 2007.

Appeal No. 183 MAP 2004 from the Order of the Superior Court dated March 15, 2004 at No. 3431 EDA 2002 which vacated the Judgment of Sentence of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County, Criminal Division, entered October 4, 2002 at No. 2033-02, David W. Heckler, P.J.

Karen Ann Diaz, Esq., Diane E. Gibbons, Esq., Doylestown, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Neils C. Eriksen, Jr., Esq., for Brian Raab.

BEFORE: CAPPY, C.J., and CASTILLE, SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, BALDWIN and FITZGERALD, JJ.

Prior Report: Pa.Super., 845 A.2d 874.

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 20th day of November, 2007, the order of the Superior Court is REVERSED. See Commonwealth v. Dickerson, 468 Pa. 599, 364 A.2d 677, 682 (1976) (stating "hearsay evidence is considered valid information in testing probable cause to arrest"); see also Commonwealth v. Stokes, 480 Pa. 38, 389 A.2d 74, 77 (1978); Pa.R.E. 104(a).