Commonwealth v. Mathis, D., Aplt.

OPINION

CHIEF JUSTICE SAYLOR. This discretionary appeal pertains to the authority of parole agents to detain and frisk a non-parolee visitor while performing a routine check at a .parolee’s home,. We also granted review to address whether reasonable suspicion existed to justify the seizure and frisk in this instance.

By way of background, state parole agents’ authority .and duties with respect to parolees are prescribed by two sections of the Prisons.and Parole Code.1 Section 6152 declares agents to be peace officers and provides them with police power to arrest without' warrant any parolee…