COM. v. WRIGHT


742 A.2d 661 (1999)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Randolph W. WRIGHT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 23, 1999.

Reconsideration Denied February 25, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sidney Sokolsky, Norma Chase, Ecker, Ecker & Ecker, Pittsburgh, David Crowley, Centre County Public Defender's Office, for Randolph W. Wright.

Gregory Defloria, Asst. Dist. Atty., for Com.

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


OPINION

SAYLOR, Justice.

This case presents the issue of whether Section 2711(b) of the Crimes Code, which requires the seizure of weapons in certain cases involving domestic violence, authorized the warrantless search of Appellant's home.

On September 21, 1995, at approximately 11:00 p.m., Appellant, Randolph W. Wright, Sr. ("Wright"), returned to the mobile home he shared with his wife and their nine-year-old son. After entering...

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