Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Sanchez
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 21, 1998No. 131, 132, 133 M.D. Appeal Docket 1996PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*573 OPINION OF THE COURT
CASTILLE, Justice.
In this case of first impression this Court is asked to determine whether Pennsylvania law or California law should be used to evaluate the propriety of a canine sniff search conducted in California which provided probable cause for a search warrant in Pennsylvania. For the following reasons, we affirm the order of the Superior Court and hold that the legality of the canine sniff conducted in California must be evaluated under California law.
The relevant facts are as follows: On August 26, 1993, an agent from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Griffith v. United Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
- State v. BrownWashington Supreme Court · 1997
- Commonwealth v. JohnstonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- People v. MayberryCalifornia Supreme Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. BennettSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Hammons, P. v. Ethicon, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
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