Commonwealth v. Guardiani

Opinion by

Spaeth, J.,

Appellee was arrested and charged with malicious use of the telephone (among other offenses). A detective of the Philadelphia Police Department obtained from a judge of the Municipal Court a search warrant ordering appellee to give voice prints to the Commonwealth. When appellee refused, the Commonwealth asked a judge of the Court of Common Pleas to hold appellee in contempt. After argument and briefs, the judge held that “the search and seizure warrant was validly issued and ... if a voice print can legally be requested to be given involuntarily, the defendant [appellee]…