Commonwealth v. Lane, E.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania·Decided March 18, 2026·No. 385 EAL 2025·Published

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA EASTERN DISTRICT

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : No. 385 EAL 2025 :

Respondent : : Petition for Allowance of Appeal : from the Unpublished

v. : Memorandum and Order of the : Superior Court at No. 2094 EDA : 2024 entered on August 27, 2025, ERIC LANE, : affirming the Judgment of : Sentence of the Philadelphia Petitioner : County Court of Common Pleas at : No. CP-51-CR-0006409-2023 : entered on July 12, 2024

ORDER

PER CURIAM DECIDED: March 18, 2026

AND NOW, this 18th day of March, 2026, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is

GRANTED, limited to the issue of whether the evidence was sufficient to support

the suppression court’s conclusion that the location where petitioner was stopped was a

high-crime area. The order of the Superior Court is VACATED, and the matter is

REMANDED to the Superior Court for reconsideration in light of Commonwealth v.

Lewis, 343 A.3d 1016 (Pa. 2025).

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