Court Opinion

ID: 9757859
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-28 23:01:50.264377+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:28:43.428453
License: Public Domain

*515Dissenting Opinion by
Wright, J.:
It is not disputed that William P. Leonardziak maintained gambling devices on licensed premises. I would not permit him to evade penalty by improperly extending the Mapp exclusionary doctrine to the instant citation proceeding. It has been consistently held in this Commonwealth that a liquor license is a privilege and not a property right. Section 513 of the Liquor Code (17 P.S. 5-513) expressly provides for inspection of licensed premises by duly authorized persons without any search warrant whatever. I would reinstate the Board’s order.
Ervin, P. J., joins in this opinion.