Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 6/11/1982

Commonwealth v. Moore

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446 A.2d 960
300 Pa. Super. 488
1982 Pa. Super. LEXIS 4424

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although flight alone will not justify a stop, a combination of circumstances, none of which taken alone would justify a stop, may be sufficient
“Though flight alone will not justify a stop, a combination of circumstances, none of which taken alone would justify a stop, may be sufficient.”
officers observed appellant and companion emerge from an alley in a high crime area at night, leaf through an object, and run at first sight of police. These facts plus permissible inferences from them would lead a man of reasonable caution to suspect criminal activity was afoot.
officers observed appellant and companion emerge from an alley in a high crime area at night, leaf through an object, and run at first sight of police. These facts plus permissible inferences from them would lead a man of reasonable caution to suspect criminal activity was afoot.
officers observed appellant and companion emerge from an alley in a high crime area at night, leaf through an object, and run at first sight of police. These facts plus permissible inferences from them would lead a man of reasonable caution to suspect criminal activity was afoot.

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Judges: Beck, Watkins, Hoffman

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