Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. McCree
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 31, 2007No. 22 EAP 2005PublishedCited by 113 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
Justice EAKIN.
We granted allowance of appeal to clarify the standard for the plain view exception to the warrant requirement.
On September 24, 2002, undercover police officer Stacey Wallace was investigating illegal sales of prescription drugs at 700 West Girard Avenue in Philadelphia. At 8:55 a.m., she came in contact with a man identified as “Boyer.” Officer Wallace asked Boyer if he had any pills for sale; Boyer indicated he did not, and that he needed to wait for a friend to get the pills. Boyer left the scene, returned 15 to 20 minutes later,…
2Cases cited39 opinions
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- Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by113 opinions
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