Com. v. Davis, M.

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• finding that a firearm under the driver’s seat fell within public view doctrine, where the officer saw the firearm while standing outside of defendant’s vehicle, defendant was parked illegally and did not have a license to carry the firearm
• rejecting the appellant’s claim that “Alexander requires the Commonwealth to prove exigent circumstances where the officers have lawfully seized an object under the plain view doctrine”
• applying McMahon and Smith in rejecting a claim that “Alexander requires the Commonwealth to prove exigent circumstances where the officers have lawfully seized an object under the plain view doctrine”
• during a vehicle stop, the officer could ask defendant whether he was licensed to carry a firearm after the officer observed a handgun in plain view while securing the illegally-parked vehicle
• indicating the incriminating nature of a firearm is immediately apparent where police observe a firearm in the - 17 - J-S18035-23 driver’s seat area and a record check shows that the driver does not have a license to carry a firearm

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Cited by

1 case in this archive cites this case.

• Commonwealth v. Saunders, O., Aplt.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2024-11-20

Cites

10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Commonwealth v. Brown
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2011-04-04· cited 292×
• Commonwealth v. Gary
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2014-04-29· cited 255×
• Commonwealth v. Collins
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2008-06-04· cited 96×
• Commonwealth v. Blair
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2004-10-13· cited 64×
• Commonwealth v. Thompson
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2001-06-01· cited 47×
• Com. v. McMahon, J.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2022-08-08· cited 46×
• Com. v. Bumbarger, D.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2020-03-16· cited 43×
• Commonwealth v. Miller
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2012-11-07· cited 29×
• Commonwealth v. Turner
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2009-09-17· cited 28×
• Com. v. Lutz, A.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2022-02-14· cited 20×

Other cases named Com. v. Davis, M.

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Com. v. DAVIS, M.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2009-07-31