Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 2018

Commonwealth v. Bishop

Commonwealth v. Bishop
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided October 17, 2018
196 A.3d 129 (Atlantic Reporter, Third Series)

Commonwealth v. Bishop

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 17th day of October, 2018, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue, as stated by petitioner, is:

Should not this Court conduct an independent analysis of whether the Pennsylvania Constitution extends greater protection than its federal counterpart with respect to the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination in the context of physical evidence recovered as a result of or during the course of an unwarned statement?

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