Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Johnson

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 3, 2019No. 907 MDA 2016PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY STABILE, J.:

The Commonwealth appeals from the May 6, 2016 order granting the motion of Appellee, Travelle Johnson, to suppress evidence. We reverse and remand.

On November 5, 2015, Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Jason Kaczor followed Appellee's vehicle for a span of five miles on Interstate 83 in York County. Trooper Kaczor stopped Appellee because he believed he observed Appellee's vehicle cross the fog line multiple times. Dash cam video from Trooper Kaczor's police cruiser failed to confirm that Appellee crossed the fog line. Additionally, Trooper Kaczor used his vehicle's…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  2. Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  3. Brigham City v. StuartSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  4. Ashcroft v. al-KiddSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  5. Scott v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Com. v. Horst, L.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
  2. Com. v. Mosley, A.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2020

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