Commonwealth v. Gallagher
An en banc panel of the Pennsylvania Superior Court answered an important question: What must police do to obtain a knowing and voluntary consent to search all or part of
October 12, 2021
An en banc panel of the Pennsylvania Superior Court answered an important question: What must police do to obtain a knowing and voluntary consent to search all or part of
The Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed the trial court’s suppression of drugs. A Magisterial District Judge granted a search warrant of the defendant’s house. During the search, the police found cocaine,
The New Jersey Appellate Division held “that an officer may conduct a second pat-down search when, giving weight to the unproductive first one, the circumstances preceding the second one still
The New Jersey Appellate Division issued a crucial ruling on the police’s authority to question a passenger during a vehicle stop. Along the way, the Court admonished the parties for
These consolidated appeals presented a fact pattern similar to The Wire. E-Black and Yizzo each ran drug trafficking conspiracies out of a public housing complex in North Philadelphia. Before trial,
The Third Circuit analyzed the defendant’s “limited invocation” of his right to counsel. The defendant was arrested for possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute resulting in death. During his
Tinted windows might deflect the sun, but they attract the eyes of police officers. A trooper could not see through the windows of the defendant’s car, so he pulled it
Applying the “heightened protection to telephone calls” afforded to New Jerseyans under Article I, Paragraph 7 of the New Jersey Constitution, a unanimous New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that law
The New Jersey Supreme Court issued a critical decision regarding traffic stops based on covered or obscured license plates under N.J.S.A. 39:3-33. In these two consolidated cases, the defendants were
While on probation, Parson was pulled over, arrested for possessing a gun, and charged. While a suppression motion pended, the VOP court conducted a Gagnon II hearing, overruling the defense
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