Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Muniz
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 8, 1988No. 157PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CIRILLO, President Judge:
This is an appeal from a judgment of sentence entered by the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County following Inocencio Muniz’s conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol. We reverse.
While on routine patrol in the early morning hours of November 30,1986, Officer David Spotts of the Upper Allen Township Police Department observed a vehicle positioned on the northbound berm of U.S. Route 15. The vehicle was *384parked with its engine running, and the driver had activated its emergency flashers. Believing it to be a disabled vehicle, Officer Spotts stopped to…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Commonwealth v. BensonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Commonwealth v. ConwaySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Commonwealth v. BruderSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Pennsylvania v. MunizSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Karamychev v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
- Commonwealth v. HayesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
- State v. DevlinMontana Supreme Court · 1999
- Commonwealth v. RishelSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
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