[Opinion] PA Supreme Court denies to hear vigilante predator cases

Supreme Court won't hear predator catcher cases

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has rejected efforts by four Luzerne County defendants allegedly snared in vigilante child sex stings to invoke its “King’s Bench power” and make a ruling on

PA Supreme Court denies to hear vigilante predator cases

A legal opinion by Luzerne County President Judge Michael T. Vough about vigilante child predator catchers may have set precedent in current and future criminal cases. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court in one-page orders denied relief for four Luzerne County cases spurred by the self-proclaimed Luzerne County predator catcher Musa Harris. Attorneys representing John David Davenport, 28, of Shickshinny, Zachary John Mitchell, 50, of Kunkletown, Rodn…