Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. One 1984 Blue/Silver Oldsmobile Car Seized From Thompkins
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 20, 1989No. 3240PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OLSZEWSKI, Judge:
On August 4, 1988, at approximately 2:00 in the afternoon, police officer Thomas Smith (hereinafter “Officer Smith”) and his partner were in plain clothes conducting surveillance in the area of 16th and Mount Vernon Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Officer Smith observed appellant, Louis Thompkins, driver and owner of the subject vehicle, a 1984 Oldsmobile, stop at the southwest corner of 16th and Mount Vernon Streets. Officer Smith was within 30 feet of appellant’s automobile. Officer Smith observed appellant’s passenger, Eric Williams (hereinafter “Williams”), exit the…
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