Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 10/13/2004

Commonwealth v. Blair

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860 A.2d 567
2004 Pa. Super. 394
2004 Pa. Super. LEXIS 3771

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concluding that the investigative detention of the appellant was justified by the police officer’s valid safety concerns after the appellant moved furtively in a car and where the officer had to turn his back on the appellant to continue his investigation
finding that interaction remained a mere encounter when an officer approached a parked car and asked its occupants to show their hands
finding that interaction remained a mere encounter when an officer approached a parked car and asked its occupants to show their hands
noting that a mere encounter escalated to an investigative detention when the officer ordered the appellant to remain in the vehicle
finding that interaction remained a mere encounter when an officer approached a parked car and asked its occupants to show their hands
concluding mere encounter occurred when officer responding to a report of a domestic dispute approached a vehicle parked in front of the address and spoke to the occupants

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Judges: Joyce, Melvin, McCaffery

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