Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 4/17/2000

Commonwealth v. Wimbush

Citations

750 A.2d 807
561 Pa. 368
2000 Pa. LEXIS 918

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holding that anonymous tip that defendant was carrying drugs did not create reasonable suspicion that criminal activity was afoot
[stating that] in the case of an anonymous tip, corroboration is required because “[a]n anonymous tip may be nothing more than a prank call. At the same time[,] it may be based on no more than the caller’s unparticularized hunch.”
“We note that Pennsylvania has consistently followed Fourth Amendment jurisprudence in stop and frisk cases.”
“We note that Pennsylvania has consistently followed Fourth Amendment jurisprudence in stop and frisk cases.”
“Pennsylvania has consistently followed Fourth Amendment jurisprudence in stop and frisk cases.”
\Pennsylvania has consistently followed Fourth Amendment jurisprudence in stop and frisk cases.\

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

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