1999 Pa. Super. 259 - Commonwealth v. McDonald’s Empirical Analysis
1999
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
September 2010
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Terry v. Ohio · United States v. Cortez · Alabama v. White · Paul v. A. Levy & J. Zentner Co. · Commonwealth v. Hicks
Most-quoted passages
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“In the present case, there was [an anonymous] “911” phone call at approximately 2:18 in the morning reporting shots fired in an area known for shootings and drug activity. While we recognize that Pennsylvania has not adopted the “man with a gun” exception to the requirement of independent corroboration, in this case the fact shots were fired created the element of imminent danger. Any delay by police in the hope of obtaining independent corroboration necessarily increased the likelihood that further action by the suspects could have resulted in injuries or even fatalities.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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