COM. v. PRICE


543 Pa. 403 (1996)

672 A.2d 280

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. James J. PRICE, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided February 21, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Colville, District Attorney, Claire C. Capristo, Deputy District Attorney, Kevin F. McCarthy, Assistant District Attorney, for Appellant.

Candace Cain (court-appointed), Pittsburgh, for Appellee.

Before NIX, C.J., and FLAHERTY, ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO and NEWMAN, JJ.


OPINION

CAPPY, Justice.*

The issues presented in this appeal involve the validity of an arrest for a motor vehicle violation made by a law enforcement agent, albeit one not authorized to make such arrests, and the applicability of the exclusionary rule to evidence obtained as a result of that arrest.

The facts giving rise to the instant matter occurred on March 23, 1989. On that day, Special Agent Mark Sites...

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