Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Goodwin
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 17, 2000No. 0037 Western District Appeal Docket 1997PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
NIGRO, Justice.
In this appeal, Appellant Constance Goodwin argues that she was subjected to an investigatory stop without the requisite reasonable suspicion that she was engaged in criminal activity. We agree and therefore reverse the Superior Court’s decision affirming the suppression court’s denial of Goodwin’s motion to suppress.1
On November 8, 1993, Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Anthony DeLuca received an anonymous telephone call at 11:15 a.m. The anonymous caller alleged that David Klink’s girlfriend sold drugs to Klink’s minor son, Ian,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. MelendezSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
- Commonwealth v. JacksonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
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3Cited by19 opinions
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