Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 12/13/1990
Commonwealth v. Hamme
Citations
- 583 A.2d 1245
- 400 Pa. Super. 537
- 1990 Pa. Super. LEXIS 3396
How courts have described this case
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- holding that when investigating accident, officer detects odor of alcohol and driver fails sobriety tests, probable cause for DUI exists
- holding that erratic driving alone can impart a reasonable suspicion of DUI
- police can rely on \information from other officers or citizen witnesses;\ officer made valid Terry stop based on other officer's observation of suspect's erratic driving
- police report of defendant’s erratic driving sufficient to constitute reasonable and articulable suspicion to support a traffic stop
- police can rely on “information from other officers or citizen witnesses;” officer made valid Terry stop based on other officer’s observation of suspect’s erratic driving
- erratic driving provided sufficient reasonable basis to support investigatory stop
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Judges: Olszewski, Beck, Hoffman
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