Case Title: Comm. v. Firman, Aplt (Dissenting Opinion)

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State: pennsylvania

Court: Pennsylvania Supreme Court

Date: 2003-01-02T00:00:00Z

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[J-128-2002] IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA WESTERN DISTRICT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Appellee v. DAVID ALLEN FIRMAN, JR., Appellant : : : : : : : : : : : No. 29 WAP 2002 Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court entered December 31, 2001, at No. 402WDA2000 reversing the Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Criminal Division, entered February 16, 2000, at CC 199911803. ARGUED: September 10, 2002 DISSENTING OPINION MR. CHIEF JUSTICE ZAPPALA DECIDED: DECEMBER 31, 2002 I agree with the view expressed by Judge Johnson in his dissenting opinion below that the port authority officer here was not "engaged in the discharge of [his] duties" as required by 22 Pa.C.S. § 3303, when he stopped Appellant. Thus, I dissent based upon his well reasoned opinion.