Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Perry
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 3, 2002No. 11 EAP 2000 and 12 EAP 2000PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
Justice CAPPY.
The issue before the court is whether exigent circumstances excused the Commonwealth’s warrantless search of a vehicle, after the occupants had been removed from the vehicle and taken into police custody. I conclude that under the unique facts of this case, there existed a potential threat of deadly harm to the police, and thus, exigent circumstances that justified the Commonwealth’s failure to obtain a search warrant.
As resolution of this case is fact-driven, a detailed' recitation of the facts is necessary. On Saturday June 8, 1996,…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Pennsylvania v. LabronSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Commonwealth v. DuggerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
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3Cited by50 opinions
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