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COM. v. SANCHEZ

716 A.2d 1221 (1998)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Angel SANCHEZ, Appellant. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. J.J. BRICENO-RODRIGUEZ, Appellant. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Maria RIVERA, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 21, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence J. Hracho, Reading, for Angel Sanchez.

Emmanuel H. Dimitriou, Reading, for J.J. Briceno-Rodriguez.

Michael Dautrich, Reading, for Maria Rivera.

Mark C. Baldwin, Iva C. Dougherty, Reading, for Com.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO and NEWMAN, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

CASTILLE, Justice.

In this case of first impression this Court is asked to determine whether Pennsylvania law or California law should be used to evaluate the propriety of a canine sniff search conducted in California which provided probable cause for a search warrant in Pennsylvania. For the following reasons, we affirm the order of the Superior Court and hold that the legality of the canine sniff conducted in California must...

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