Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Fenstermaker
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 25, 1987No. 01244, 01245, 01312PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FLAHERTY, Justice.
This is an appeal from an order of the Superior Court which affirmed an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County setting forth standards governing public access to arrest warrant affidavits. Commonwealth v. Fenstermaker, 348 Pa.Super. 230, 502 A.2d 181 (1985). The issue of the extent of permissible public access to such affidavits arose following the arrest of Timothy S. Fenstermaker, Edward Grey, and Brent A. Smith, all of whom were arrested pursuant to warrants issued by a magistrate in connection with charges of homicide, rape, indecent…
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