Commonwealth v. Allen, M.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Commonwealth v. Allen, M.

DecidedJuly 10, 2020

Docket227 MAL 2019 (Granted)

StatusPublished

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M.D. Appeal Dkt. 40 MAP 2020

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : No. 227 MAL 2019 : Respondent : : Petition for Allowance of Appeal : from the Order of the Superior Court v. : : : MARK AMOS ALLEN, : : Petitioner :

ORDER

PER CURIAM

AND NOW, this 10th day of July, 2020, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is

GRANTED, LIMITED TO the issue set forth below. Allocatur is DENIED as to all

remaining issues. The issue, as stated by petitioner, is:

(1) After the “breach of the peace” is completed, may a constable continue to detain Petitioner indefinitely so that state police may arrive to investigate more serious offenses at the express direction of the prosecutor?

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