Martin v. Dept. of Transp.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Martin v. Dept. of Transp., 882 A.2d 1001 (Pa. 2005)
584 Pa. 158; 2005 Pa. LEXIS 1849
Per Curiam

Martin v. Dept. of Transp.

Opinion

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 26th day of August 2005, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The parties are directed to brief the following issue:

Whether a municipal police officer has authority under the Municipal Police Jurisdiction Act, 42 Pa.C.S. § 8951 et seq., to conduct an extraterritorial arrest of a motorist or implement the Implied Consent Law where the officer has no grounds for arrest or probable cause in the officer’s own jurisdiction but grounds for arrest arise after the officer leaves his jurisdiction in pursuit of the motorist.

Reference

Full Case Name
Myra J. MARTIN, Petitioner v. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, BUREAU OF DRIVER LICENSING, Respondent
Cited By
4 cases
Status
Published