Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1/27/1975

Commonwealth v. Murray

Citations

331 A.2d 414
460 Pa. 53
1975 Pa. LEXIS 608

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holding officer must articulate specific facts possessed by him or her at time of vehicular stop providing probable cause to believe Vehicle Code was being violated
holding officer must articulate specific facts possessed by him or her at time of vehicular stop providing probable cause to believe Vehicle Code was being violated
an investigative stop of a moving vehicle is valid only where objective facts exist to create a reasonable belief that criminal activity is afoot
use of police authority to effect seizure of individuals travelling on roadways must meet Fourth Amendment standards
applying the “automobile exception” to an investigatory stop

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Judges: Jones, Eagen, O'Brien, Roberts, Pomeroy, Nix, Manderino

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