Case Name: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. I. Dean FULTON, Petitioner
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 2017-01-23
Citations: 165 A.3d 888
Docket Number: No. 411 EAL 2016
Parties: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. I. Dean FULTON, Petitioner
Judges: Justice Mundy did not participate in the consideration or decision of this matter.
Reporter: West's Atlantic Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 165
Pages: 888–888

Head Matter:
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. I. Dean FULTON, Petitioner
No. 411 EAL 2016
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
January 23, 2017

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM
AND NOW, this 23rd day of January, 2017, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED, LIMITED TO the issues set forth below. Allocatur is DENIED as to the remaining issue. The issues, as stated by Petitioner, are:
a. The Superior Court's opinion is contrary to Riley/Wurie which held that the warrantless search of a flip top cell phone is prohibited without any expectation for minimal intrusion.
b. The Superior Court's opinion is contrary to this Court's opinion in Story and La Rosa which held that a constitutional error cannot be harmless unless there is independent evidence that is untainted, uncontradicted and overwhelming..
Justice Mundy did not participate in the consideration or decision of this matter.