Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Robinson

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 31, 1991No. 297PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOFFMAN, Judge:

This Commonwealth appeal is from an order granting appellee’s motion to suppress evidence seized in the search of his person and his vehicle. On appeal, the Commonwealth argues that the police officers who confronted appellee had a reasonable basis for stopping him and thus the evidence seized pursuant to the stop should not have been suppressed. For the reasons that follow, we agree, and, accordingly, we reverse the order below and remand for trial.

Appellee, Charles Robinson, Sr., was charged with one count each of possessing a firearm without a license 1 and altering or…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Commonwealth v. DuggerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  4. Commonwealth v. HicksSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
  5. Commonwealth v. CortezSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985

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3Cited by41 opinions

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