Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Mendenhall
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 29, 1998No. 0019 Western District Appeal Docket 1997PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NIGRO, Justice.
The issue before this Court is whether the lower courts erred in granting the motion to suppress of the Appellee, Leslie Mendenhall. The trial court found that Appellee was subjected to an investigative detention by Officer Roofner, an out-of-jurisdiction police officer, warranting suppression of the results of blood alcohol testing and statements taken subsequent to his arrest. The Superior Court affirmed. For the reasons which follow, we conclude the lower Courts erred, and therefore, we reverse.
Our standard of review of an appeal from a suppression ruling is limited…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Florida v. RoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Berkemer v. McCartySupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Florida v. BostickSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by65 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. MillnerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
- Commonwealth v. BeasleySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- Commonwealth v. CollinsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
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