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COM. v. GRAHAME

No. 39 EAP 2009.

7 A.3d 810 (2010)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Lekeyia GRAHAME, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided November 17, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Scott O'Keefe, Esq. , for Lekeyia Grahame, appellant.

Peter Rosalsky, Esq. , Defenders Ass'n of Philadelphia, for Defenders Ass'n of Philadelphia, appellant amicus curiae.

Hugh J. Burns, Jr., Esq. , Philadelphia Dist. Attorney's Office, for Com. of PA, appellee.

BEFORE: CASTILLE, C.J., SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, TODD, McCAFFERY and ORIE MELVIN, JJ.

OPINION

Justice ORIE MELVIN.

The issue presented on appeal is whether the Superior Court correctly determined that a police officer had reasonable suspicion to conduct a warrantless search of a woman's handbag for safety reasons based solely on the fact that the owner of the handbag was located inside a residence where another individual had been selling illicit drugs. For the reasons that follow, we hold that the Superior Court erred in adopting...

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