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Commonwealth v. Washington

Citations

  • 63 A.3d 797
  • 2013 Pa. Super. 51
  • 2013 WL 936216
  • 2013 Pa. Super. LEXIS 139

How courts have described this case

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

  • explaining that “the forcible stop of a vehicle constitutes an investigative detention such that there must be reasonable suspicion that illegal activity is occurring” (citation omitted)
  • stating: “We will now conduct our independent review of the issues raised by counsel and determine, using our own judgment, whether the appeal is wholly frivolous”
  • stating: “We will now conduct our independent review of the issues raised by counsel and determine, using our own judgment, whether the appeal is wholly frivolous”
  • stating: “We will now conduct our independent review of the issues raised by counsel and determine, using our own judgment, whether the appeal is wholly frivolous”
  • “a tip from an informer known to the -8- J-S62028-14 police may carry enough indicia or reliability for the police to conduct an investigatory stop”

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Judges: Bowes, Fitzgerald, Stevens

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