COM. v. ELLIOT


416 Pa.Super. 499 (1992)

611 A.2d 727

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. Robert J. ELLIOT, Appellee.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed June 19, 1992.

Reargument Denied August 19, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laurie Magid, Asst. Dist. Atty., Philadelphia, for Com., appellant.

Sarah Kerr, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before CIRILLO, DEL SOLE and KELLY, JJ.


KELLY, Judge.

In this opinion we are called upon to determine whether a warrantless vehicle search at a police station is permitted following the removal of the vehicle from the scene of the occupants' arrests to the police station where probable cause would have justified an on the scene search. We find such a search proper and reverse the order of the trial court suppressing the evidence seized as a result of the search.

We begin by observing that when reviewing...

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