The Philadelphia Inquirer reported today that the American Civil Liberties Union has sued the City of Philadelphia for illegal stop and frisk policy. Stop and frisk has been around for decades, but, in order to do it, the police need reasonable suspicion that criminal activity is afoot to stop and articulable facts to believe that […]
Mere Encounter Escalates Into Investigative Detention
In a recent opinion in Commonwealth v. Hudson, 2010 PA Super 96, the Pennsylvania Superior Court held that what began as a mere encounter escalated into an investigative detention when a police officer in Reading, Pennsylvania, took a defendant’s identification back to his patrol car to run the defendant for outstanding warrants. The Court held […]
Inventory Search of a Lawfully-Immobilized Vehicle Holds
In a recent opinion, the Pennsylvania Superior Court held that the inventory search of an immobilized automobile, immobilized under the Live Stop program was a lawful search, even though the automobile was not yet permitted to be towed. If you enjoyed this post, check out this article about criminal defense. Were You Charged with a […]
A Dark Secret About Window Tint
In an opinion handed down by the Pennsylvania Superior Court, they reversed a conviction for Section 4524(e)(1) of the Motor Vehicle Code (Title 75) (relating to the prohibition of certain sun-screening material) where the police officer testified that he could see into the vehicle in the daytime even though window tint was present. The Court […]
Reaching Into Pocket Not Enough to Justify a Frisk
In Commonwealth v. Robert Cooper, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, with a three-member panel comprised of Judges Donohue, Allen and Fitzgerald, held that a police officer may not conduct a pat-down search of a person who reaches toward his pocket upon the officer’s approach when that person obeys the officer’s directive to stop before reaching […]
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