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COMMONWEALTH v. ALLEN

555 Pa. 522 (1999)

725 A.2d 737

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. William ALLEN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided February 26, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Packel, Karl L. Morgan, Philadelphia, for W. Allen.

Catherine Marshall, Philadelphia, for the Com.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN and SAYLOR, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

NIGRO, Justice.

This is an appeal from the order of the Superior Court reversing the trial court's suppression of the drugs found on appellant's person during the course of an investigatory stop made pursuant to Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1, 88 S.Ct. 1868, 20 L.Ed.2d 889 (1968). The issue presented for our review concerns whether the police officer who discovered the drugs on appellant's person...

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