Case Name: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant v. Paul GUMBER, Appellee
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1998-08-25
Citations: 553 Pa. 86
Docket Number: Appeal No. 32 W.D.Appeal Dkt. 1997
Parties: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant v. Paul GUMBER, Appellee.
Judges: Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO and NEWMAN, JJ.
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 553
Pages: 86–91

Head Matter:
718 A.2d 270
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant v. Paul GUMBER, Appellee.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Argued Sept. 18, 1997.
Decided Aug. 25, 1998.
Christian A. Trabold, for the Com.
Joseph P. Burt, Erie, for Paul Gumber.
Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO and NEWMAN, JJ.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM:
The Court being evenly divided, the Order of the Superior Court is affirmed.
NIGRO, J., files a concurring statement, joined by CAPPY, J., who also joins the per curiam affirmance.
CASTILLE, J., files a dissenting statement in which FLAHERTY, C.J., and NEWMAN, J., join.