Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 3/19/2012

Commonwealth v. Anderson

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40 A.3d 1245
2012 Pa. Super. 65
2012 WL 910141
2012 Pa. Super. LEXIS 103

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explaining that the “decisions of the Court of Common Pleas are not binding precedent; however, they may be considered for their persuasive authority” (citations omitted)
stating that plain view doctrine applies where police observe an item in plain view from a lawful vantage point, and the incriminating nature of the item is immediately apparent
“[T]he plain view doctrine provides that evidence in plain view of the police can be seized without a warrant,” and it “applies if 1
“We recognize that decisions of the Court of Common Pleas are not binding precedent; however, they may be considered for their persuasive authority.” (citation omitted)
evidence is admissible under the inevitable discovery rule when the Commonwealth demonstrates that the evidence would have inevitably been discovered through lawful means

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Judges: Bowes, Olson, Platt

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