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IN RE J.E.

937 A.2d 421 (2007)

In the Interest of J.E., a minor, Appeal of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 27, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Margaret B. Ivory, Office of the Dist. Atty., for the Com. of PA, appellant.

Carrie Lynn Allman, for J.E., a minor, appellee.

Peter Rosalsky, Defender Ass'n of Philadelphia, for Defender Ass'n of Philadelphia, appellee amicus curiae.

BEFORE: CAPPY, C.J., CASTILLE, SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, BALDWIN and FITZGERALD, JJ.

OPINION

Justice FITZGERALD.

We decide whether, under the circumstances of this case, a juvenile probation officer's warrantless search of a probationer's bedroom, which resulted in the seizure of a firearm from beneath a mattress, must be supported by a reasonable suspicion that the juvenile possessed contraband or was in violation of the conditions of his supervision. We hold that reasonable suspicion is indeed required in such a case, that it was...

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