Legal Opinion
Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Hopkins, L., Jr.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 30, 2017No. Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Hopkins, L., Jr. - No. 32 MAP 2016PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
2Per curiam
AND NOW, this 30th day of June, 2017, the Court being equally divided, the Order of the Superior Court is AFFIRMED.
Justice Donohue files an opinion in support of affirmance in which Justices Baer and Dougherty join. Chief Justice Saylor files an opinion in support of-reversal in which Justices Todd and Mundy join. Justice Wecht did not participate in the consideration or decision of this matter.
OPINION IN SUPPORT OF AFFIRMANCE
JUSTICE DONOHUE
In this discretionary appeal, we consider whether Article 1, Section 8 of the Pennsylvania Constitution requires the suppression of evidence seized…
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