COM. v. REVERE


888 A.2d 694 (2005)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. James REVERE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 28, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ellen T. Greenlee, Karl Baker, Karl Lawrence Morgan, Philadelphia, for James Revere.

Hugh J. Burns, Peter Carr, Philadelphia, for Com.

Before: CAPPY, C.J., CASTILLE, NEWMAN, SAYLOR, EAKIN and BAER, JJ.


OPINION

Justice CASTILLE.

This Court granted limited review to consider the propriety of the Superior Court's recognition of an exigent circumstances exception to the probable cause analysis employed in Commonwealth v. Lovette, 498 Pa. 665, 450 A.2d 975 (1982). For the reasons that follow, we hold that exigent circumstances may justify...

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