Court Opinion

ID: 9893906
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-10-30 20:09:25.968344+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:06:55.832449
License: Public Domain

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
                              MIDDLE DISTRICT

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA,         : No. 289 MAL 2023
                                      :
                   Respondent         :
                                      : Petition for Allowance of Appeal
                                      : from the Order of the Superior Court
             v.                       :
                                      :
                                      :
JOHN EDWARD KURTZ,                    :
                                      :
                   Petitioner         :

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA,         : No. 290 MAL 2023
                                      :
                   Respondent         :
                                      : Petition for Allowance of Appeal
                                      : from the Order of the Superior Court
             v.                       :
                                      :
                                      :
JOHN EDWARD KURTZ,                    :
                                      :
                   Petitioner         :

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA,         : No. 291 MAL 2023
                                      :
                   Respondent         :
                                      : Petition for Allowance of Appeal
                                      : from the Order of the Superior Court
             v.                       :
                                      :
                                      :
JOHN EDWARD KURTZ,                    :
                                      :
                   Petitioner         :

                                 ORDER

PER CURIAM
      AND NOW, this 30th day of October, 2023, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is

GRANTED. The issues, as stated by petitioner, are:

      1. In an issue of first impression, whether the Superior Court erred in concluding
         that an individual does not have a reasonable expectation of privacy in his or
         her electronic content, particularly in his or her private internet search queries
         and IP address?

      2. In an issue of first impression, whether the Superior Court erred in finding that
         probable cause may be established to support a search warrant to Google, Inc.
         requesting the content of an individual’s private internet search queries where
         the suspect is unknown and no evidence is presented establishing that Google,
         Inc. was used in the planning or commission of the crime?

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