Skip to main content
Federal & State Lawfederalstatelaw.com
Home/Federal/Cases
Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 10/12/2007

Commonwealth v. Murray

Citations

  • 936 A.2d 76
  • 2007 Pa. Super. 307
  • 2007 Pa. Super. LEXIS 3223
  • 2007 WL 2966428

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • stating that, “under limited circumstances police are justified in investigating a situation, so long as the police officers reasonably believe that criminal activity is afoot”
  • stating that Murray argued that “the circumstances of the traffic stop failed to provide the officer with a reasonable belief that he was dangerous so as to justify a search”
  • holding police had reasonable suspicion where traffic stop occurred at night and in high-narcotics area, defendant’s vehicle had tinted windows, and defendant made “a lot of movement in the vehicle” as officer was approaching
  • determining protective search of vehicle was proper where officers stopped appellant for motor vehicle violation, in high crime area, and officers saw “excessive movement” inside car
  • finding reasonable suspicion where traffic stop occurred at night and in high-narcotics area, defendant’s vehicle had tinted windows, and defendant made “a lot of movement in the vehicle” as officer was approaching
  • finding reasonable suspicion where traffic stop occurred at night and in high-narcotics area, defendant’s vehicle had tinted windows, and defendant made “a lot of movement in the vehicle” as officer was approaching

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Joyce, Panella, Popovich

Read full opinion on CourtListener

Cited by

12 cases in this archive cite this case.

Cites

13 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

Other cases with this name

Sourced from CourtListener / Free Law Project (CC0).

This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.