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COMMONWEALTH v. REKASIE

778 A.2d 624 (2001)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Kirk REKASIE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided August 20, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Wilson for K. Rekasie.

Caroline Roberto, and Paul D. Boas, Pittsburgh, for amicus.

Michael W. Streily, Pittsburgh, for Commonwealth of PA.

Before: JOHN P. FLAHERTY, Chief Justice, and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN, AND SAYLOR, JJ.

OPINION

CAPPY, Justice.

In this appeal, our court revisits the area of one party consensual wire interceptions. The sole issue before our court is whether Article I, Section 8 of the Pennsylvania Constitution requires the Commonwealth to obtain a determination of probable cause by a neutral, judicial authority before an agent of the Commonwealth may initiate a telephone call to an individual in his home and record that conversation. For the reasons...

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