Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Bullers
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 8, 1994No. 30 and 31 W.D. Appeal Docket 1992PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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ZAPPALA, Justice.
This appeal raises the issue of whether the authority of a police officer to arrest without a warrant extends to the summary offense of underage drinking when the defendant does not exhibit disorderly conduct, a breach of the peace, drunkenness or other irregular behavior. We affirm the decision of the Superior Court and find' that warrantless arrests under such circumstances are not authorized.
The facts in the instant case are not in dispute. On April 5, 1990, upon reporting to work at 11:00 p.m., Sergeant Bryan Lee Parana of the Johnsonburg Borough Police Department…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Commonwealth v. WhitneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Commonwealth v. PincavitchSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Commonwealth v. ShillingfordSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth v. BullersSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
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3Cited by12 opinions
- United States v. Clifton Myers A/K/A Samuel Jenkins, Clifton MyersCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
- Commonwealth v. EpocaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Commonwealth v. RoseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- In the Interest of William M.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Commonwealth v. WalkerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
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