Commonwealth v. Bailey

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• holding that the officer's observance of a clear plastic baggie containing a white substance believed to be a controlled substance, coupled with the officer's detection of a \chemical-type\ smell, established probable cause to search the passenger area and trunk of the vehicle
• holding that the officer’s observance of a clear plastic baggie containing a white substance believed to be a controlled substance, coupled with the officer’s detection of a “chemical- type” smell, established probable cause to search the passenger area and trunk of the vehicle
• concluding the officer had probable cause to search the trunk of a vehicle for more drugs where the trooper “detected a ‘chemical-type smell[,]’” despite that the appellant and the drugs he had on his person were no longer in the car
• officer observed a white substance he believed to be cocaine contained in a plastic bag
• officer observed a white substance he believed to be cocaine contained in a plastic bag

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Cited by

9 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Commonwealth v. Hoffman
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1991-04-18· cited 42×
• Commonwealth v. Germann
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1993-01-15· cited 32×
• Commonwealth v. Rosenfelt
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-07-11· cited 32×
• Commonwealth v. Scott
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2019-05-10· cited 22×
• Commonwealth v. Talley
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1993-11-22· cited 19×
• Commonwealth v. Leet
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1991-01-23· cited 16×
• Commonwealth v. Trunzo
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1991-04-23· cited 16×
• Commonwealth v. Epoca
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-12-06· cited 7×
• Commonwealth v. Lindsay
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1991-06-28· cited 7×