Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Labron
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 29, 1995No. 43 Eastern District Appeal Docket 1994PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MONTEMURO, Justice.
Appellant, Edwin Labron, appeals from a memorandum opinion and per curiam order of the Superior Court reversing an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County suppressing evidence seized during a warrantless search of an automobile.
We granted permission for this appeal in order to determine whether the Commonwealth must establish the existence of exigent circumstances in order to justify the warrantless search of an automobile, or if the “automobile exception” to the warrant requirement requires only that the Commonwealth establish the existence of…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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3Cited by46 opinions
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