Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 9/18/1992

Commonwealth v. Rodriquez

Citations

614 A.2d 1378
532 Pa. 62
1992 Pa. LEXIS 454

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declining to recognize a \justifiable detention because of the asserted need for greater police powers to combat the war on drugs\
declining to recognize a “justifiable detention because of the asserted need for greater police powers to combat the war on drugs”
refusing to lower the reasonable suspicion standard to help police fight the “war on drugs”
refusing to lower the reasonable suspicion standard to help police fight the \war on drugs\
refusing to adopt the “justifiable detention” exception to the requirement that the police have probable cause or reasonable suspicion before seizing a private citizen
noting Summers says that ‘of prime importance in assessing the intrusion is the fact that the police had obtained a warrant to search respondent’s house for contraband’

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Judges: Nix, Larsen, Flaherty, Dermott, Zappala, Papadakos, Cappy, McDermott

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