Commonwealth v. Wilson

KELLY, Judge:

In this opinion, we are called upon to determine whether a suspect’s acts of twice alighting from a vehicle in a neighborhood known for a high degree of drug-related activity constitutes sufficient facts to justify a subsequent warrantless investigative stop of the vehicle by police under Terry v. Ohio. 1 We hold that the facts as found by the suppression court do not support the conclusion that the police had a reasonable suspicion of criminal activity to warrant the investigative stop. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment of sentence entered by the trial court, and remand for…