Commonwealth v. Dales

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• finding that purpose of initial traffic stop for tinted windows ended when an officer confirmed that driver’s paperwork was in order and issued a warning, and that suspicion arising from second round of questioning could not be considered in assessing reasonable suspicion
• rejecting arguments that focused upon facts gleaned from a “second round of questioning” because such evidence was not known “at the time that the purpose of the initial traffic stop ended”
• where purpose of traffic stop had been completed, behaviors learned during “second round of questioning” cannot be considered in reasonable suspicion analysis
• where purpose of traffic stop had been completed, inconsistencies and behaviors learned during “second round of questioning” cannot be considered in reasonable suspicion analysis
• when purpose of initial, valid traffic stop has concluded and reasonable -9- J-A26028-20 inconvenience [to a driver who is asked to step out of his or her car during a traffic stop] cannot prevail when balanced against legitimate concerns for the officer’s safety

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).