COMMONWEALTH v. BARR

No. 28 MAP 2021.

266 A.3d 25 (2021)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Timothy Oliver BARR II, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided: December 29, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Aaron Joshua Marcus, Esq. , Defender Association of Philadelphia, for ACLU of Pennsylvania, Amicus Curiae.

Maureen Flannery Spang, Esq. , Kevin R. Steele, Esq. , Montgomery County District Attorney's Office, Norristown, for Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association, Amicus Curiae.

Joshua Enders Karoly, Esq. , Karoly Law Firm, Allentown, for Appellant.

Heather F. Gallagher, Esq. , James Bernard Martin, Esq. , Lehigh County District Attorney's Office, for Appellee.

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


OPINION

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