Commonwealth v. Selby

547 Pa. 31 (1997)

688 A.2d 698

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee,

v.

Jerry Leon SELBY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Submitted March 13, 1996.

Decided January 14, 1997.

Robert David Bacher, Lancaster, for Jerry L. Selby.

Joseph Madenspacher, J. Karl, Lancaster, for Commonwealth.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO and NEWMAN, JJ.

OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Chief Justice.

As in Commonwealth v. Brion, 539 Pa. 256, 652 A.2d 287 (1994), the sole issue in this case is whether an informer wearing a consensual wiretap may, without judicial…