COMMONWEALTH v. PACHECO

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gopalakrishnan Balachandran, Esq. , Penn State Dickinson Law, for Amicus Curiae Public Defender Association of Pennsylvania.

Hugh J. Burns Jr., Esq. , Philadelphia, Joshua D. Shapiro, Esq. , Harrisburg, Josh Shapiro , Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, for Ainicus Curiae Office of the Attorney General.

Andrew Chapman Christy, Esq. , ACLU of Pennsylvania, for Amicus Curiae ACLU of Pennsylvania, Electronic Frontier Foundation, ACLU.

Kevin Francis McCarthy, Esq. , Allegheny County District Attorney's Office, Pittsburgh, Michael F. J. Piecuch, Esq. , Snyder County District Attorney's Office, for Amicus Curiae PA District Attorney's Association.

Jerome Michael Brown, Esq. , Philadelphia, John I. McMahon Jr., Esq. , Norristown, McMahon, McMahon & Lentz, Brooks Thomas Thompson, Esq. , McMahon, Lentz & Thompson, Norristown, for Appellant.

Robert Martin Falin, Esq. , Kevin R. Steele, Esq. , Montgomery County District Attorney's Office, Norristown, for Appellee.

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