Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 5/14/1992

Commonwealth v. Lopez

Citations

609 A.2d 177
415 Pa. Super. 252
1992 Pa. Super. LEXIS 1316

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concluding that because detention of defendant was illegal, defendant’s consent to search of car was tainted
holding that once matters relating to initial traffic stop had been resolved, in order to justify detaining driver for further questioning, officer must have reasonable suspicion of illegal transactions in drugs or of any other serious crime
finding that a consent to search is tainted by an illegal detention and requires suppression of the evidence seized as the result of the search
noting that the failure to return the vehicle's documentation and continuing to question the driver on matters unrelated to the purpose of the initial stop and without reasonable grounds constituted an illegal seizure
noting that the failure to return the vehicle's documentation and continuing to question the driver on matters unrelated to the purpose of the initial stop and without reasonable grounds constituted an illegal seizure
allowing a driver to proceed without further delay after providing a valid license and registration unless law enforcement has \reasonable grounds to suspect an illegal transaction in drugs or other serious crime.\

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Judges: Sole, Johnson, Elliott

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