Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Freeman
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 24, 2000PublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SAYLOR, Justice.
The issue before the Court is whether, under the Fourth Amendment, the trial court erred in failing to suppress evidence seized from a vehicle because the consent to the search by the operator was tainted by an illegal detention.
On September 12, 1995, a Pennsylvania State Police trooper was observing westbound traffic on Interstate 80 in Monroe County when he noticed two vehicles traveling fairly close together, switching lanes and jockeying for position in “cat and mouse” fashion. The trooper proceeded to stop one of the vehicles, which was driven by Appellant Diana…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Florida v. RoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Brown v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Illinois v. WardlowSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Pennsylvania v. MimmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by112 opinions
- Commonwealth v. JonesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
- Commonwealth v. StricklerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- Commonwealth v. ReidSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
- Commonwealth v. FogliaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
- Commonwealth v. KempSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
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