Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Au
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 26, 2012No. 32 MAP 2010PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice SAYLOR.*
Appeal was allowed to review the Superior Court’s conclusion that a police-citizen encounter ripened into an investigative detention when an officer requested identification from vehicle occupants.
In May 2007, Appellee was arrested by a Ferguson Township police officer and charged with possession of a small amount of marijuana. See 35 P.S. § 780 — 113(a)(31)(i). Appellee sought suppression and a hearing ensued.
The arresting officer testified that, while on routine patrol in the early morning hours, his attention was drawn to an automobile parked in the lot of a business…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Ohio v. RobinetteSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. DelgadoSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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