Commonwealth v. Copenhaver v.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Commonwealth v. Copenhaver v.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania·Decided June 25, 2019·No. 13 MAL 2019 (Granted)·Published

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : No. 13 MAL 2019 Respondent : : : Petition for Allowance of Appeal from v. : the Order of the Superior Court : : VICTOR LEE COPENHAVER, : : Petitioner :

ORDER

PER CURIAM

AND NOW, this 25th day of June, 2019, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is

GRANTED. The issue, as stated by petitioner, is:

Did the Superior Court err in finding that an expired vehicle registration tag constitutes a “breach of the peace”, thus granting sheriffs and citizens a common law power to arrest on that basis alone?

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : No. 13 MAL 2019 Respondent : : : Petition for Allowance of Appeal from v. : the Order of the Superior Court : : VICTOR LEE COPENHAVER, : : Petitioner :

ORDER

PER CURIAM

AND NOW, this 25th day of June, 2019, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is

GRANTED. The issue, as stated by petitioner, is:

Did the Superior Court err in finding that an expired vehicle registration tag constitutes a “breach of the peace”, thus granting sheriffs and citizens a common law power to arrest on that basis alone?

Commonwealth v. Copenhaver v., (Pa. 2019).

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