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COM. v. BRION

539 Pa. 256 (1994)

652 A.2d 287

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Michael J. BRION, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 30, 1994.

Reargument Denied February 16, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Angela C. Lovecchio, Peter T. Campana, Williamsport, for M.J. Brion.

Kenneth A. Osokow, Williamsport, Dennis C. McAndrews, Wayne, Robert A. Graci, Harrisburg, for Com.

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

OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

The controlling question in this appeal is whether, under the Pennsylvania Constitution, the police can send a confidential informer into the home of an individual to electronically record his conversations and transmit them back to the police. Because the right to privacy in one's domain is sacrosanct, we hold that Article I, § 8 of the Pennsylvania Constitution precludes the...

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