Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Davis
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 11, 2018No. 3940 EDA 2017PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY KUNSELMAN, J.:
Robert Rostro Davis, III, appeals from the judgment of sentence after his conviction on three drug-related charges. Because the Commonwealth's search of Davis' automobile unreasonably violated his constitutional right of privacy, we reverse.
The facts of this case, which the arresting police officer-Thomas Byrne-related at the suppression hearing, are uncontradicted.
At approximately 1:25 a.m. on March 1, 2017, Officer Byrne and his partner responded to a reported car accident in a residential neighborhood, on the southeastern edge of Montgomery County. When they…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by12 opinions
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