Commonwealth v. Glass

FORD ELLIOTT, Judge:

This case presents an issue of first impression in the Commonwealth: whether Article I, Section 8 of the Pennsylvania Constitution proscribes the issuance of anticipatory search warrants. If it does, as appellant argues, then all of the evidence seized when the police searched appellant’s residence should have been suppressed. Because we find that anticipatory search warrants do not violate the Pennsylvania Constitution, we affirm.

Before setting forth the factual and procedural history, we note our standard when reviewing the denial of a motion to suppress. We must…