COM. v. LAGENELLA

No. 14 MAP 2012

83 A.3d 94 (2013)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Francis Patrick LAGENELLA, Jr., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 27, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bradley Adam Winnick, Esq. , Dauphin County Public Defender's Office, Damian Joseph DeStefano, Esq. , Andrea Lynn Haynes, Esq. , for Francis Patrick, Lagenella Jr.

Edward Michael Marsico Jr., Esq. , Christopher Joseph Schmidt, Esq. , Harrisburg, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

CASTILLE, C.J., SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, TODD, McCAFFERY, ORIE MELVIN, JJ.


OPINION

Justice TODD.

We granted review in this matter to determine whether the Superior Court erred in affirming the trial court's denial of Appellant's motion to suppress evidence seized by a police officer during a warrantless inventory search of Appellant's vehicle following a valid traffic stop. For the reasons set forth below, we are constrained to conclude there was no basis for the officer to conduct an inventory search of Appellant's vehicle...

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