Commonwealth v. Ellis
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MONTEMURO, Justice.
This is an appeal from an order of the Superior Court affirming a judgment of sentence entered against petitioner in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Criminal Division, following his conviction for one count of Burglary, 18 Pa.C.S. § 3502. 1 The issues presented concern whether the police illegally seized Appellant and certain items of evidence in his possession after initiating a valid investigatory stop. If we determine that an illegal seizure occurred, we must also find that the Superior Court erred in holding Appellant’s trial counsel was not…
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2Cases cited19 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Florida v. RoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Berkemer v. McCartySupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by178 opinions
- Commonwealth v. StricklerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- Commonwealth v. BrownSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
- Commonwealth v. ParkerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
- Commonwealth v. ReidSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
- Commonwealth v. Hicks, M., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
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