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· 7/8/2004

Commonwealth v. Demshock

Citations

  • 854 A.2d 553
  • 2004 Pa. Super. 263
  • 2004 Pa. Super. LEXIS 2208

How courts have described this case

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

  • finding police must articulate exigent circumstances at time of warrantless entry and cannot provide retroactive justifications to demonstrate exigent circumstances
  • suppressing evidence of a warrantless search of a residence where the offenses involved were summary underage drinking and misdemeanor marijuana possession
  • finding no exigency where police observed illegal activity from outside a house because police had time to obtain a warrant before occupants noticed them and destroyed evidence

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Judges: Todd, Bender, Beck

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