Case Name: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Petitioner v. Shiem GARY, Respondent
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 2012-05-14
Citations: 615 Pa. 610
Docket Number: No. 622 EAL 2011
Parties: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Petitioner v. Shiem GARY, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 615
Pages: 610–610

Head Matter:
44 A.3d 1146
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Petitioner v. Shiem GARY, Respondent.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
May 14, 2012.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
AND NOW, this 14th day of May 2012, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issues, as stated by Petitioner, are:
a. Were the police permitted to conduct a warrantless search of defendant's SUV for marijuana where, during a traffic stop, they could smell marijuana emanating from the vehicle, defendant informed police that he had marijuana in the SUV, and the officers had not had the opportunity to obtain a warrant prior to stopping the vehicle?
b. Should this Court adopt the federal automobile exception to the warrant requirement?