Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 5/23/2001

Commonwealth v. Taylor

Citations

771 A.2d 1261
565 Pa. 140
2001 Pa. LEXIS 1090

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stating that “[w]hile the coats did contain contraband, we find that the circumstances in the present case did not necessitate a search of the coats.”
noting that “[w]e have recognized the exigency created by the existence of hidden third parties during an arrest.”
stating that “[n]ot every search must be conducted pursuant to a warrant”
reiterating that, “[t]he [police] officer need not be absolutely certain that the individual is armed; the issue is whether a reasonably prudent [person] in the circumstances would be warranted in the belief that his[,or her,] safety or the safety of others was in danger”
removing pill bottle from defendant’s pocket lawful, as officer “testified that the object was hard and about four inches long” and thus “was reasonable in suspecting that [the defendant] could be armed”
“[I]n order to reach into a suspect’s pocket during a frisk the officer would have to feel something that reasonably appears to be a weapon.”

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Judges: Nigro, Flaherty, Zappala, Cappy, Castille, Newman, Saylor

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