Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1/19/2000

Commonwealth v. DeHart

Citations

745 A.2d 633
2000 Pa. Super. 10
2000 Pa. Super. LEXIS 13

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noting that an investigative detention is an interaction which carries an official but temporary compulsion to stop and respond
stating that an investigative detention “requires ‘reasonable suspicion’ of unlawful activity”
determining a radio police tip from an unknown source that reported a suspicious slow moving vehicle was too vague and was unsupported by indicia of reliability to provide the police officers with reasonable suspicion of criminal activity for an investigative detention
investigative detention occurred where officer, after initial questioning, exited vehicle and approached defendants because he “chose to escalate the encounter to afford greater investigation[.]”
interaction was investigative detention where two officers approached vehicle and positioned themselves one on each side of the vehicle
interaction was investigative detention where two officers approached vehicle, positioned themselves one on each side of it, and, after requesting and confirming identification of driver and passenger, police requested individuals alight from vehicle

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Judges: Cavanaugh, Lally-Green, Brosky

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