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COM. v. WILLIAMS

547 Pa. 577 (1997)

692 A.2d 1031

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. Eric WILLIAMS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 21, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis C. McAndrews, William R. Toal, III, Media, for Commonwealth.

Patrick J. Connors, Media, for Eric Williams.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

CASTILLE, Justice.

The issue on appeal is whether evidence seized from appellee's bedroom after a warrantless search by his parole officer should be suppressed where appellee signed a form giving an agent of the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole ("Parole Board") consent to search his premises as a condition of his parole. Because we find that the evidence should not be suppressed under the facts of this case, we reverse...

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