Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1997

In re Blocker

In re Blocker
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided January 7, 1997
686 A.2d 1302; 546 Pa. 561; 1997 Pa. LEXIS 13 (Atlantic Reporter, Second Series)

In re Blocker

Opinion of the Court

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 7th day of January, 1997, the Petition for allowance of appeal is granted and oral argument is permitted concerning the following issues:

1. Did the campus police officers have the authority to arrest Blocker outside their territorial jurisdiction? 2. Assuming that the campus police lacked the authority to arrest Blocker outside their territorial jurisdiction, did the arrest violate any of Blocker’s fundamental rights? 3. Did the recovery of the gun derive from the allegedly illegal arrest?

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