COM. v. MARTINEZ


403 Pa.Super. 125 (1991)

588 A.2d 513

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Janet MARTINEZ, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed January 23, 1991.

Reargument Denied April 8, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bradley Bridge, Asst. Public Defender, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Helen Kane, Asst. Dist. Atty., Philadelphia, for Com., appellee.

Before MONTEMURO, JOHNSON and CERCONE, JJ.


JOHNSON, Judge.

On this appeal, we are asked to decide whether a woman who walked quickly away from a group of people on a street corner after observing a nearby police vehicle could be either arrested or detained for a limited purpose, where the pursuing police officers observed a bulge in her front pocket prior to commanding her to stop. We are unable to find that the specific and articulable facts available to the arresting officers would have warranted any reasonable...

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