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COM. v. JEFFERSON

853 A.2d 404 (2004)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Kendall JEFFERSON, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed June 22, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Cichowicz, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Jason Fetterman, Assistant District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before: BENDER, BECK and KELLY, JJ.

OPINION BY BECK, J.:

¶ 1 The question we address is whether a police officer's observation of an individual in a high crime area, coupled with that individual's prompt flight upon observing the officer, combine to establish reasonable suspicion that criminal activity is afoot, thereby permitting a Terry1 stop. Based on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's recent decision in In the Interest of D.M., 566 Pa. 445,

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