Commonwealth v. Alexander

• Decision Date: 24 September 2019
• Docket Number: No. 151 EAL 2019,151 EAL 2019
• Citation: 218 A.3d 380 (Table)
• Parties: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. Keith ALEXANDER, Petitioner
• Court: Pennsylvania Supreme Court

218 A.3d 380 (Table)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent

v.Keith ALEXANDER, Petitioner

No. 151 EAL 2019

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

September 24, 2019

ORDER

PER CURIAM

AND NOW , this 24th day of September, 2019, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED . The issue, as stated by petitioner, is:

(1) In this case involving the warrantless search of a locked metal box in a car following the arrest of the driver, should not this court decide whether Commonwealth v. Gary , 625 Pa. 183, 91 A.3d 102 (2014), should be overruled or limited as being inconsistent with privacy protections under Article I, § 8, and this Court's decisions protecting privacy through the warrant requirement?