Case Title: Commonwealth v. Hefferman, J. - No. (Granted) (petitions for allowance of appeal)

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Docket Number: 466 MAL 2014

State: pennsylvania

Court: Pennsylvania Supreme Court

Date: 2014-12-17T00:00:00Z

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. JAMES LYNN HEFFERMAN, Petitioner : : : : : : : : : : : No. 466 MAL 2014 Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court ORDER PER CURIAM AND NOW, this 17th day of December, 2014, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issues, as stated by petitioner, are: (1) Whether a police officer can knowingly violate the MPJA to investigate an alleged crime outside of their jurisdiction with only reasonable suspicion that a crime might have occurred inside their jurisdiction without coming into contact with Defendant at any time inside the officer’s jurisdiction? (2) Whether the Superior Court erred as a matter of law by not applying the exclusionary rule? M.D. Appeal Dkt. 143 MAP 2014