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COMMONWEALTH v. JOHNSON

No. 25 WAP 2019.

240 A.3d 575 (2020)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Lavelle JOHNSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided: October 21, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew Chapman Christy, Esq. , ACLU of Pennsylvania, David Rudovsky, Esq. , Kairys, Rudovsky, Messing, Feinberg & Lin, LLP, Leonard Sosnov, Esq. , Defender Association of Philadelphia, Bradley Adam Winnick, Esq. , Michael Christopher Witsch, Esq. , Armstrong Teasdale LLP, for Amici Curiae Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and ACLU of Pennsylvania.

Lisa Ann Swift, Esq. , Lackawanna County District Attorney's Office, for Amicus Curiae Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association.

Jacob Christian McCrea, Esq. , for Appellant Johnson, Lavelle.

Francesco Lino Nepa, Esq. , Michael Wayne Streily, Esq. , Allegheny County District Attorney's Office, for Appellee Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

SAYLOR, C.J., BAER, TODD, DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, MUNDY, JJ.

OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

We recently explained that, where law enforcement seeks to search a cell phone seized incident to arrest, the applicable rule is "exceedingly simple: ... get a warrant." Commonwealth v. Fulton, 645 Pa. 296, 179 A.3d 475

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