Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 4/21/1997

Commonwealth v. Williams

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692 A.2d 1031
547 Pa. 577
1997 Pa. LEXIS 786

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recognizing that even though a probationer's privacy interest is limited, the probationer is still \protected by the Fourth Amendment's requirement that searches be reasonable.\
concluding that parole officer had reasonable suspicion to search property of parolee after receiving anonymous tip from confidential informant and corroborating the tip with the local police
recognizing that even though a probationer’s privacy interest is limited, the probationer is still “protected by the Fourth Amendment’s requirement that searches be reasonable.”
concluding that parole officer had reasonable suspicion to search property of parolee after receiving anonymous tip from confidential informant and corroborating the tip with the local police
concluding that a parolee is protected by the Fourth Amendment's requirement that searches be reasonable and that a search is reasonable if the parole officer had a reasonable suspicion that the parolee had violated his parole
noting that Article I, Section 8, provides no greater protection to a parolee than the Fourth Amendment with regard to search of his bedroom

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

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