Commonwealth v. Romero

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Commonwealth v. Romero

162 A.3d 1108, 2016 WL 7008642, 2016 Pa. LEXIS 2633

CourtSupreme Court of Pennsylvania

DecidedNovember 22, 2016

DocketNo. 309 EAL 2016

StatusPublished

Cited by2 cases

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Commonwealth v. Romero, 162 A.3d 1108, 2016 WL 7008642, 2016 Pa. LEXIS 2633 (Pa. 2016).

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Opinion

ORDER

PER CURIAM

AND NOW, this 22nd day of November, 2016, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issues, rephrased for clarity, are:

(1) In view of Payton v. New York, 445 U.S. 573 (1980), and Steagald v. United States, 451 U.S. 204 (1981), did the Superior Court err in concluding that an arrest warrant for Earnest Moreno authorized entry into the residence of Angel Romero and Wendy Castro for the purpose of executing the arrest warrant?

(2) Did .the Superior Court apply an erroneous standard of review regarding the suppression court’s finding of fact that the authorities did not have express permission to enter the residence of Angel Romero and Wendy Castro?

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