Com. v. Dabney, F., Jr.

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• holding that odor of raw marijuana and observation of driver’s dilated, red eyes were sufficient to supply reasonable suspicion of DUI to support detention for field sobriety tests despite fact that initial stop was not for impaired driving
• holding that odor of raw marijuana and observation of driver’s dilated, red eyes were sufficient to supply reasonable suspicion of DUI to support detention for field sobriety tests despite fact that initial stop was not for impaired driving
• finding that the officer had probable cause to conduct a warrantless arrest for DUI where Dabney was speeding, the officer smelled raw marijuana in Dabney’s car, Dabney’s eyes were dilated and red, and Dabney showed multiple signs of impairment during SFSTs
• addressing argument raised for first time on appeal because Commonwealth, as appellee, did not argue that defendant waived issue
• addressing argument raised for first time on appeal because Commonwealth, as appellee, did not argue that defendant waived issue
• pursuant to Section 3802(d)(1)(i), it is illegal to drive with any amount of a Schedule 1 controlled substance in one’s blood

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

7 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Com. v. Watts, J.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2022-09-26· cited 27×
• Com. v. Sloan, T.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2023-09-21· cited 22×
• Com. v. Whitmire, T.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2023-07-28· cited 10×
• Com. v. Schifano, R.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2024-02-09· cited 8×
• Com. v. Smith, M.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2024-07-23· cited 1×
• Com. v. Solomon, I.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2026-05-21· cited 1×
• Com. v. Cunningham, D.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2022-12-13

Cites

11 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Commonwealth v. Hall
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2013-10-30· cited 132×
• Commonwealth v. Salter
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2015-08-04· cited 130×
• Commonwealth v. Griffith
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2011-11-02· cited 118×
• Commonwealth v. McCoy
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2009-01-23· cited 110×
• Commonwealth v. Etchison
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2007-01-24· cited 53×
• In the Int. of: A.A., a Minor Appeal of: A.A.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2018-10-17· cited 38×
• Commonwealth v. Torres-Kuilan
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2017-02-27· cited 29×
• Commonwealth v. Jezzi
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2019-04-26· cited 26×
• Commonwealth v. Popielarcheck
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2016-12-06· cited 25×
• Com. v. Stone, R.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2022-04-12· cited 20×
• Swarrow v. Brasuhn
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2012-11-13· cited 5×