COMMONWEALTH v. ADAMS

No. 7 WAP 2018.

205 A.3d 1195 (2019)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Edward Thomas ADAMS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided: March 26, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Mielnicki, Esq. , Robert E. Mielnicki, Esq., LLC, for Appellant.

Michael Wayne Streily, Esq. , Allegheny County District Attorney's Office, for Appellee.

SAYLOR, C.J., BAER, TODD, DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, MUNDY, JJ.


OPINION

JUSTICE DONOHUE

This discretionary appeal requires the Court to consider once again when an interaction between an ordinary citizen and a law enforcement official ripens from a mere encounter, requiring no level of suspicion, to an investigative detention, which must be supported by reasonable suspicion that criminal activity is afoot. We conclude, based on longstanding precedent of this Court and the United States...

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