Commonwealth v. Revere

888 A.2d 694 (2005)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee

v.

James REVERE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued October 18, 2004.

Decided December 28, 2005.

Ellen T. Greenlee, Karl Baker, Karl Lawrence Morgan, Philadelphia, for James Revere.

Hugh J. Burns, Peter Carr, Philadelphia, for Com.

Before: CAPPY, C.J., CASTILLE, NEWMAN, SAYLOR, EAKIN and BAER, JJ.

OPINION

Justice CASTILLE.

This Court granted limited review to consider the propriety of the Superior Court's recognition of an exigent circumstances exception to the probable cause analysis employed in Commonwealth v. Lovette, 498 Pa.…