COM. v. DOWDS


761 A.2d 1125 (2000)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Paula DOWDS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided November 22, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David S. Shrager, Philadelphia, for P Dowds, Appellant.

Robert A. Willig, Pittsburgh, for Commonwealth of PA, Appellee.

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


OPINION

SAYLOR, Justice.

In this appeal, we must assess the validity of an airport encounter between Appellant and law enforcement officers.

On January 24, 1996, Trooper Anthony Ravotti of the Pennsylvania State Police and Officer Gary Petruzzi of the Allegheny County Police Department were assigned to narcotics interdiction at the Pittsburgh International Airport. Their duties consisted, inter alia, of observing passengers on incoming...

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