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Com v. Townsend

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Nov 28, 2007
937 A.2d 418 (Pa. 2007)

Opinion

No. 417 MAL 2007.

November 28, 2007.

Petition for Allowance of Appeal No. 417 MAL 2007 from the Order of the Superior Court.

Prior Report: Pa.Super., 929 A.2d 248.


ORDER


AND NOW, this 28th day of November, 2007, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issues, as stated by petitioner, are:

(1) Whether Petitioner's Motion to Suppress Evidence should have been granted and Petitioner should have acquitted of the charge of Driving Under the Influence where the evidence established that the arresting officer outside his jurisdiction when he first observed [Petitioner], and at all relevant times thereafter, where the arresting officer failed to stop [Petitioner's] motor vehicle as soon as he allegedly observed the supposed violation or at the first opportunity to do so, and where the arresting officer failed to follow the law regarding the procedure for taking action outside his jurisdiction[?]

(2) Whether suppression of the evidence is the proper remedy based on the officer's violations of the Municipal Police Jurisdiction Act (MPJA), 42 Pa.C.S. Section 8953[?]


Summaries of

Com v. Townsend

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Nov 28, 2007
937 A.2d 418 (Pa. 2007)
Case details for

Com v. Townsend

Case Details

Full title:COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. Earl R. TOWNSEND, Petitioner

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Nov 28, 2007

Citations

937 A.2d 418 (Pa. 2007)
937 A.2d 418