Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1/13/1992

Commonwealth v. Kearney

Citations

601 A.2d 346
411 Pa. Super. 274
1992 Pa. Super. LEXIS 44

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holding that the “reasonable suspicion . . . standard is met if the police officer’s reasonable and articulable belief that criminal activity was afoot is linked with his observation of suspicious or irregular behavior on behalf of the particular defendant stopped.”
holding that the “reasonable suspicion . . . standard is met if the police officer’s reasonable and articulable belief that criminal activity was afoot is linked with his observation of suspicious or irregular behavior on behalf of the particular defendant stopped”
stating that “[m]ere presence near a high crime area or in the vicinity of a recently reported crime, is not enough to warrant a Terry stop.”
mere presence in a high crime area does not warrant a stop
mere presence in a high crime area does not warrant a stop
although reasonable suspicion existed, officers had no probable cause to arrest appellant without a warrant where appellant was standing next to a person who officers believed was engaged in selling drugs

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Judges: Cavanaugh, Popovich, Hoffman

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