Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Boswell

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 24, 1998No. 0088 E.D. Appeal Docket 1996PublishedCited by 61 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

2Per curiam

The Court being equally divided, the Order of the Superior Court is affirmed.

Justice NEWMAN files an opinion in support of affirmance in which Justice CAPPY and CASTILLE join. Justice NIGRO files an opinion in support of reversal in which Chief Justice FLAHERTY and Justice ZAPPALA join.

OPINION IN SUPPORT OF AFFIRMANCE

NEWMAN, Justice.

Ramona Boswell (Boswell) appeals from the Superior Court’s Order, which reversed the suppression of evidence seized during a drug interdiction program at the Philadelphia International Airport, and remanded for further proceedings. The issue before us is…

3Cases cited16 opinions

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  2. United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Florida v. BostickSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. Reid v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Commonwealth v. DuggerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985

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