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Com. v. Beauford

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Dec 20, 1985
508 Pa. 319 (Pa. 1985)

Summary

holding unconstitutional non-participant monitoring of private communications via "pen register" devices

Summary of this case from Com. v. Schaeffer

Opinion

June 21, 1985. Reconsideration Denied December 20, 1985.

Appeal No. 175 E.D. Appeal Dkt. 1984 from judgments of sentence entered in the Court of Common Pleas, Delaware County, Criminal Division at Nos. 1198-81, 1523-81, 1197-81, 1199-81, 1521-81 and 1522-81; Jerome, Levy, Kelly and McGovern, JJ.

On consolidation of their direct appeals, the Superior Court, 327 Pa. Super. 253, 475 A.2d 783, Nos. 3351 Philadelphia 1981 and 247, 1136, 1763, 1798 and 2666, Philadelphia 1982; Cirillo, J.


ORDER OF THE COURT


AND NOW, this 21st day of June, 1985, upon consideration whereof, it is now here ordered and adjudged by this Court that the appeal having been improvidently granted, the same is hereby dismissed.


Summaries of

Com. v. Beauford

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Dec 20, 1985
508 Pa. 319 (Pa. 1985)

holding unconstitutional non-participant monitoring of private communications via "pen register" devices

Summary of this case from Com. v. Schaeffer

regarding suppression of information obtained from pen registers or dialed number recorders

Summary of this case from Jones v. City of Philadelphia
Case details for

Com. v. Beauford

Case Details

Full title:COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Petitioner, v. Ida BEAUFORD, Karin Guinn…

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Dec 20, 1985

Citations

508 Pa. 319 (Pa. 1985)
496 A.2d 1143

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