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COM. EX REL. DIST. ATTORNEY OF BLAIR COUNTY

823 A.2d 147 (2003)

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Acting by and Through the District Attorney of Blair County, Appellant. In re Randy BUCHANAN.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed March 24, 2003.

Reargument Denied June 4, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jackie R. Bernard, Assistant District Attorney, Altoona, for Commonwealth, appellant.

James R. Gilmore, Assistant District Attorney, Pittsburgh, for Commonwealth, amicus curiae.

Charles Kelly, Cannonsburg, for The Altoona Mirror, appellee.

Before MUSMANNO, LALLY-GREEN and KLEIN, JJ.

OPINION BY KLEIN, J.:

¶ 1 The Commonwealth appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Blair County denying its request to seal the autopsy report of Randall P. Buchanan from the general public and from the Altoona Mirror, a local newspaper. Because we find that the release of the report may substantially interfere with the ongoing investigation of Buchanan's homicide, and the Pennsylvania Coroner's Act does not mandate release under such circumstances...

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