Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Sadvari
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 18, 2000No. 113 M.D. Appeal Docket 1999PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SAYLOR, Justice.
In this case we consider the lawfulness of an extraterritorial arrest of a Delaware citizen for an offense occurring in Pennsylvania.
On October 31, 1996, at approximately 2:45 a.m., two Pennsylvania State Police Troopers were traveling south on State Route 202 in a marked police cruiser. As the troopers neared the Pennsylvania-Delaware border, they observed a vehicle operated by Appellant, Stephen Sadvari (“Sadvari”), approach from behind at a high rate of speed, abruptly decelerate as it reached the rear of the police cruiser, then proceed past. The troopers began…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- United States v. Di ReSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Commonwealth v. BosurgiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
- State v. BondsWashington Supreme Court · 1982
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