Commonwealth v. Hlubin, M., Aplt.

This discretionary appeal addresses the interplay between the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, 53 Pa.C.S. §§ 2301 - 2317 (the "ICA"), and the Municipal Police Jurisdiction Act. 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 8951 - 8954 ("MPJA"). An en banc panel of the Superior Court ruled that Appellant Molly Hlubin's ("Hlubin") stop and arrest at a sobriety checkpoint in Robinson Township, conducted by a task force that included police officers from a number of other municipalities operating outside of their primary jurisdictions, was lawful. According to the Superior Court, formation of the task force did not require…