Commonwealth v. Saunders, O.

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA EASTERN DISTRICT

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : No. 7 EAL 2023 :

Respondent : : Petition for Allowance of Appeal : from the Order of the Superior Court v. : : :

OMAR SAUNDERS, : :

Petitioner :

ORDER

PER CURIAM

AND NOW, this 18th day of July, 2023, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is

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

Does this Court’s holding in Commonwealth v. Alexander, 243 A.3d 177 (Pa. 2020), require a fact specific assessment to determine whether exigency exists to provide officers with a right of access to the interior of an automobile under the plain view exception to the warrant requirement?