Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Gary
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 29, 2014PublishedCited by 216 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
Justice McCaffery.
In this case, we again address the requirements in this Commonwealth for a warrantless search of a motor vehicle. After consideration of relevant federal and state law, we now hold that with respect to a warrantless search of a motor vehicle that is supported by probable cause, Article I, Section 8 of the Pennsylvania Constitution affords no greater protection than the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Accordingly, we adopt the federal automobile exception to the warrant requirement, which allows police officers…
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