Commonwealth v. Phinn

How courts have described this case

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

• refusing to find issues waived on appeal based on the fact that there was no indication on the docket regarding when or how the court’s order was furnished to appellant
• holding trial court decisions are not binding precedent
• no reasonable suspicion where officer noted a masking odor of fabric softener, saw furtive movements, and conflicting stories from vehicle occupants
• \ Samuel holds no precedential value beyond law of the case as to the parties directly involved.\
• although a “close case,” the driver’s furtive behavior as officer approached vehicle and the odor of diyer sheets was insufficient to support reasonable suspicion
• driver’s strange behavior and the odor of dryer sheets did not support reasonable suspicion

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).