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Commonwealth v. Jackson

Citations

  • 337 A.2d 582
  • 461 Pa. 632
  • 1975 Pa. LEXIS 815

How courts have described this case

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

  • “[fundamental to the application of the ‘plain view doctrine is the principle that the seized objects must not have been put in plain view as a result of unlawful police conduct.”
  • suspicious and furtive behavior of defendants insufficient probable cause to search automobile
  • suspicious and furtive behavior of defendants insufficient probable cause to search automobile
  • “Fundamental to the application of the ‘plain view’ doctrine is the principle that the seized objects must not have been put in plain view as a result of unlawful police conduct.”
  • information from five months before issuance of warrant too remote
  • information from five months before issuance of warrant too remote

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Judges: Jones, Eagen, O'Brien, Roberts, Pomeroy, Nix, Manderino

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