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· 3/20/1970

Commonwealth v. Reece

Citations

  • 437 Pa. 422
  • 263 A.2d 463
  • 1970 Pa. LEXIS 899

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that police lacked probable cause to arrest and search individual who showed up at an apartment where a “pot party” was expected to occur
  • police officer lacked reasonable suspicion to search defendant for weapons because officer did not possess any background information on defendant, and defendant’s conduct did not convey threat of danger to officer
  • police officer lacked reasonable suspicion to search defendant for weapons because officer did not possess any background information on defendant, and defendant's conduct did not convey threat of danger to officer
  • also a search warrant for drugs
  • also a search warrant for drugs

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Judges: Bell, Jones, Cohen, Eagen, O'Bkien, Roberts, Pomeroy

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