Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Mathis
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 22, 2015No. 2099 MDA 2014PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
FORD ELLIOTT, P.J.E.:
Darrin Orlando Mathis appeals from the judgment of sentence entered on November 25, 2014, in the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County following his conviction for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, 1 small amount of marijuana, 2 and possession of drug paraphernalia. 3 In this appeal, we are asked to determine if a state parole agent is legally authorized to detain; question, and perform a protective frisk of a person, other than the parolee, who was present during a routine check of the parolee’s approved residence when the parole agent has a…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Ybarra v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- In the Interest of L.J.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
- Commonwealth v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
- Commonwealth v. CortezSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Commonwealth v. Mathis, D., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
- Commonwealth v. RamirezMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2018
- Com v. Thomas, M.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
- Com. v. Churilla, P.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
- Com. v. Colon, J.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2021
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