Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Brown
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 1, 2018No. 40 EAP 2016; No. 41 EAP 2016PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAYLOR, C.J., BAER, TODD, DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, MUNDY, JJ.
Justice Dougherty delivers the Opinion of the Court with respect to Sections I through IV(A) and announces the Judgment of the Court with respect to Sections IV(B) through VI. Justices Baer and Todd join the Opinion in full. Chief Justice Saylor, Justice Donohue, Justice Wecht and Justice Mundy join only Sections I through IV(A) and do not join Sections IV(B) through VI.
OPINION
JUSTICE DOUGHERTY
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