PATTERSON v. COMMONWEALTH

No. 284 M.D. 2023.

327 A.3d 726 (2024)

Jamar PATTERSON and Abron Ash, Petitioners v. The COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania and Larry Krasner, in his official capacity as the District Attorney of Philadelphia, Respondents.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided November 15, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin D. Geffen and Jamie Gullen, Philadelphia, for Petitioners.

Nicole R. DiTomo, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Harrisburg, for Respondent The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Joshua B. Niemtzow, Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia, for Respondent Larry Krasner.

BEFORE: HONORABLE PATRICIA A. McCULLOUGH, Judge, HONORABLE ANNE E. COVEY, Judge, HONORABLE MICHAEL H. WOJCIK, Judge, HONORABLE ELLEN CEISLER, Judge, HONORABLE LORI A. DUMAS, Judge, HONORABLE STACY WALLACE, Judge, HONORABLE MATTHEW S. WOLF, Judge.


In this original jurisdiction action, Jamar Patterson and Abron Ash (collectively, Petitioners) challenge the constitutionality of certain provisions of Section 13 of The Private Detective Act of 1953 (Private Detective Act or Act).1 The challenged...

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