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COM. v. SADVARI

752 A.2d 393 (2000)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Stephen S. SADVARI, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided May 18, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis Woody, Media, for Stephen S. Sadvari.

Patrick Meehan, Dist. Atty., Louis G. Stesis, A. Sheldon Kovach, District Attorney's Office, for Com.

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

OPINION

SAYLOR, Justice.

In this case we consider the lawfulness of an extraterritorial arrest of a Delaware citizen for an offense occurring in Pennsylvania.

On October 31, 1996, at approximately 2:45 a.m., two Pennsylvania State Police Troopers were traveling south on State Route 202 in a marked police cruiser. As the troopers neared the Pennsylvania-Delaware border, they observed a vehicle operated by Appellant, Stephen Sadvari ("Sadvari...

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