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COM. v. LEET

537 Pa. 89 (1994)

641 A.2d 299

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. Marshall Edwin LEET, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided May 4, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George R. Kepple, Dist. Atty., Bradley K. Hellein, Asst. Dist. Atty., Kittanning, for appellant.

Louis C. Long, Meyer, Darragh, Buckler, Bebenek & Eck, Pittsburgh, PA, for Eugene L. Coon, Larry E. Kopko, Frank J. Policaro & The Sheriffs' Ass'n of the Com. of Pennsylvania.

Joseph F. Caruso, Chief Public Defender, Kittanning, for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY1, Justice.

The issue is whether a deputy sheriff has authority in Pennsylvania to make a warrantless arrest for motor vehicle violations committed in his presence. The trial court held that he does not have such power to arrest, and suppressed evidence seized pursuant to what the court considered to be an illegal arrest. A divided Superior Court affirmed...

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