Evidence that was illegally obtained and suppressed at trial should likewise not be allowed into parole and probation revocation proceedings, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled.
A divided court held Dec. 28 in Commonwealth v. Arter that drugs found on a parolee during an illegal search should have been precluded from the man’s parole revocation hearing. The 5-1 ruling reversed a decision from the state Superior Court, which had affirmed a Dauphin County judge’s decision to deny the man’s request to suppress the evidence.
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