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Commonwealth v. Strader

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jul 16, 1997
548 Pa. 208 (Pa. 1997)

Summary

stating that by definition, the term "shall' is mandatory

Summary of this case from Com. v. Jackson

Opinion

July 16, 1997.

Petitioner 0036 Western District Allocatur Docket 1997 Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Superior Court.


ORDER


AND NOW, this 16th day of July, 1997, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is hereby GRANTED, BUT LIMITED to the following issue:

whether the Super. Ct. erred in holding that the evidence should not be suppressed where the affidavit in support of the search warrant contained false statements about the reliability of the confidential informant, and whether counsel was ineffective for failure to move to suppress.

Additionally, this case is hereby REMANDED to the trial court so that a hearing may be conducted to determine whether the false information in question was knowingly included in the affidavit in support of the search warrant. Jurisdiction relinquished.


Summaries of

Commonwealth v. Strader

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jul 16, 1997
548 Pa. 208 (Pa. 1997)

stating that by definition, the term "shall' is mandatory

Summary of this case from Com. v. Jackson
Case details for

Commonwealth v. Strader

Case Details

Full title:COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. Richard STRADER, II, Petitioner

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Jul 16, 1997

Citations

548 Pa. 208 (Pa. 1997)
696 A.2d 151

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