Commonwealth v. Johnson

KELLY, Judge:

In this opinion we are called upon to determine whether a police officer’s tactile impression of contraband during a valid Terry stop was sufficient to constitute probable cause to arrest. We hold that it was, and under the standard recently announced by the United States Supreme Court in Minnesota v. Dickerson, — U.S.-, 113 S.Ct. 2130, 124 L.Ed.2d 334 (1993) (No. 91-2019, slip opinion filed June 7, 1993), we reverse.

The facts and procedural history of this case may be summarized as follows. In order to execute a warrant for the arrest of Derrick Griffin, Chester Police officers…