Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Scott

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 20, 2005PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

PANELLA, J.:

¶ 1 Appellant, Sylvester Scott, appeals from the judgment of sentence entered on June 14, 2004, by the Honorable Chris R. Wogan, Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County. After careful review, we affirm.

¶ 2 On March 24, 2004, Officer Wesley Cuffie and his partner, Officer Larry Tan-kelewicz, were on routine patrol in their marked police cruiser in Southwest Philadelphia. At approximately 8:15 p.m., they were stopped at a red light at 58th and Willows Street, a residential area. While stopped at the traffic light, the officers noticed a Dodge Caravan, operated by…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Ward v. Rock Against RacismSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. Hill v. ColoradoSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. Village of Schaumburg v. Citizens for a Better EnvironmentSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Brockett v. Spokane Arcades, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. HughesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  2. Commonwealth v. O'BlackSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  3. Commonwealth v. VeonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
  4. State v. CatalanoSupreme Court of Florida · 2012
  5. Commonwealth v. SmithSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2006

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