Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1/23/1991

Commonwealth v. Martinez

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588 A.2d 513
403 Pa. Super. 125
1991 Pa. Super. LEXIS 186

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holding that the totality of the circumstances analysis must be limited to the facts known to the officers prior to initiating the stop
stating that an officer’s mere belief that a person might be armed cannot serve as an additional articulable fact to justify an initial stop
concluding that stop was not supported by reasonable suspicion where defendant was seen on a street corner after midnight; she walked away after looking in the direction of the unmarked police vehicle; and her jacket appeared to have a “bulge” in it
holding reasonable suspicion did not arise when, as police arrived on the scene just after midnight, Martinez “walked quickly away” while grabbing at a bulge in her coat
holding reasonable suspicion did not arise when, as police arrived on the scene just after midnight, Martinez “walked quickly away” while grabbing at a bulge in her coat
finding no reasonable suspicion of crime when defendant walked quickly away from officers with bulge in pocket

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Judges: Montemuro, Johnson and Cercone

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