Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 6/27/1995
Commonwealth v. Evans
Citations
- 661 A.2d 881
- 443 Pa. Super. 351
- 1995 Pa. Super. LEXIS 1784
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that officer had probable cause when appellee opened the car door and officer saw a brick-shaped object covered in plastic, the brick-shaped object was partially concealed under the driver’s seat, and appellee had nervous demeanor”
- relying on officer’s training and experience that “a brick-shaped object covered in plastic” was likely to contain narcotics
- probable cause to search where officer observed brick of marijuana in plain view during valid traffic stop
- probable cause to search where officer observed brick of marijuana in plain view during valid traffic stop
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Judges: Wieand, Beck, Hoffman
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8 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. WhiteSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-12-29· cited 186×
- Commonwealth v. StewartSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1999-09-13· cited 35×
- Commonwealth v. LechnerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1996-11-22· cited 28×
- Commonwealth v. GelineauSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1997-06-13· cited 23×
- Commonwealth v. WhitingSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2001-01-31· cited 14×
- Commonwealth v. StricklandSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1998-02-18· cited 13×
- Com. v. Smith, E.Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2020-08-27· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. SilfiesMonroe County Court of Common Pleas· 1996-05-01
Cites
70 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court· 1983-06-08· cited 16,716×
- New York v. BeltonSupreme Court· 1981-09-23· cited 3,483×
- Texas v. BrownSupreme Court· 1983-04-19· cited 3,147×
- Arkansas v. SandersSupreme Court· 1979-06-20· cited 1,484×
- California v. AcevedoSupreme Court· 1991-06-03· cited 1,409×
- Illinois v. AndreasSupreme Court· 1983-07-05· cited 626×
- Commonwealth v. DuggerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1985-01-09· cited 417×
- Commonwealth v. MillerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1985-04-16· cited 308×
- Commonwealth v. GraySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1986-02-05· cited 301×
- Commonwealth v. HolzerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1978-07-27· cited 195×
- Commonwealth v. DeWittSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1992-05-20· cited 144×
- Commonwealth v. HamlinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-12-28· cited 143×
- Commonwealth v. RodriguezSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1991-01-15· cited 128×
- United States v. Jairo Cardona-Rivera and Gustavo Luna SanchezSeventh Circuit· 1990-06-12· cited 107×
- Commonwealth v. GibsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1994-03-08· cited 97×
- United States v. Pedro Moreno, Carlos LibrerosSecond Circuit· 1990-02-12· cited 89×
- Commonwealth v. JamesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1985-01-09· cited 88×
- Commonwealth v. MilyakSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1985-06-04· cited 87×
- United States v. Jimmy Barrios-MorieraSecond Circuit· 1989-03-30· cited 76×
- Commonwealth v. BentonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-03-16· cited 75×
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