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COM. v. MARTIN

534 Pa. 136 (1993)

626 A.2d 556

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. William R. MARTIN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 8, 1993.

Reargument Denied July 20, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Seth Jamison, Pamela W. Higgins (of counsel), David Rudovsky, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Mary MacNeil Killinger, Chief, Appeals Div., James W. Staerk, Norristown, for appellee.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS, CAPPY and MONTEMURO, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

The questions raised by this case are whether police acted lawfully in utilizing a trained dog to sniff appellant Martin's satchel for the presence of illegal drugs; and whether police were required, after the dog had alerted to the presence of drugs, to secure a search warrant before they could open the satchel and examine its contents.

On June 27, 1989 five members of the Montgomery County narcotics...

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