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Commonwealth v. Martin

Citations

  • 626 A.2d 556
  • 534 Pa. 136
  • 1993 Pa. LEXIS 142

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  • holding that probable cause is required when a dog sniff is performed on a person
  • holding that, under enhanced privacy protections of Article I, Section 8, a canine sniff of a person is a search and requires probable cause and a search warrant
  • holding that a K-9 sniff of the exterior of an automobile is a search that must be supported by reasonable suspicion
  • explaining that a search of a person always involves a greater degree of intrusion upon the person's privacy interest than the search of a thing
  • explaining that a search of a person always involves a greater degree of intrusion upon the person’s privacy interest than the search of a thing
  • explaining that a search of a person always involves a greater degree of intrusion upon the person’s privacy interest than the search of a thing

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Judges: Nix, C.J., and Larsen, Flaherty, Zappala, Papadakos, Cappy and Montemuro

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