Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 6/5/1978

Commonwealth v. Harris

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387 A.2d 869
479 Pa. 131
1978 Pa. LEXIS 694

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where police have a lawful right to be in the position of observation, they can lawfully seize objects in plain view
where police have a lawful right to be in the position of observation, they can lawfully seize objects in plain view
when police have a lawful right to be in the position of observation, they can lawfully seize objects in plain view
seizure of gun lying on open shelf legal where it was in plain view and police were told while they were in the process of arresting defendant that defendant had thrown it there

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Judges: Eagen, O'Brien, Roberts, Pomeroy, Nix, Manderino, Packel, Larsen

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