by Lea Bickerton | Aug 15, 2009 | Case Law Summaries, Motor Vehicle Search, Suppression of Evidence
Commonwealth v. George Kubis 2009 PA Super 140 (7/21/2009)Topic: Seizure of a Vehicle Without a Warrant -Summary: Where the elements of the Illinois v. McArthur test are met, police may temporarily seize an automobile while waiting for a search warrant to be...
by Lea Bickerton | Nov 29, 2008 | Case Law Summaries, Motor Vehicle Search
Commonwealth v. Chase, J-116-2006Topic: Motor Vehicle Stop-Reasonable Suspicion for StopSummary: Chase argued that the Pennsylvania Legislature acted unconstitutionally by lowering the standard for motor vehicle stops from probable cause to reasonable suspicion. The...
by Lea Bickerton | Nov 29, 2008 | Case Law Summaries, Motor Vehicle Search
Commonwealth v. Kemp, 2008 PA Super 274Topic: Motor Vehicle Stops-Ortiz and JohnsonSummary: When a defendant is told he is free to leave in a motor vehicle stop and the police officers engage him before he leaves the scene, the police officers are not required to...
by Lea Bickerton | Oct 8, 2008 | Case Law Summaries, furtive movement, Motor Vehicle Search, Weapon Search for Officer Safety
In the Interest of O.J. 2008 PA Super 234Topic: Motor Vehicle Stop-Vehicle SearchBrief Legal Summary: If the driver or passenger of a vehicle makes furtive movements in a vehicle, the police may search the area where the movements were directed for their safety:Case...
