Case Name: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant v. Paul GUMBER, Appellee
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1998-08-25
Citations: 718 A.2d 270
Docket Number: 
Parties: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant v. Paul GUMBER, Appellee.
Judges: Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO and NEWMAN, JJ.
Reporter: West's Atlantic Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 718
Pages: 270–272

Head Matter:
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.