2001 Pa. Super. 85 - Commonwealth v. Lynch’s Empirical Analysis
2001
Citation profile
9
cited by 9 later decisions
1
states following
July 2009
most recently cited
9 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Terry v. Ohio · Illinois v. Wardlow · California v. Hodari D. · Commonwealth v. Hicks · Nagy v. United States
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“Among the factors to be considered in forming a basis for reasonable suspicion are tips, the reliability of the informants, time, location, and suspicious activity, including flight. Commonwealth v. Freeman, 563 Pa. 82 , 757 A.2d 903, 908 (Pa.2000) (noting that "nervous, evasive behavior such as flight is a pertinent factor in determining reasonable suspicion"); Zhahir, 751 A.2d at 1157 (stating that the expectation of criminal activity in a given area and nervous or evasive behavior are factors); Commonwealth v. Albert, [ 767 A.2d 549 (Pa.Super.2001) ] (pointing to the reliability of an informant's tip as well as time and place as factors in determining reasonable suspicion); Commonwealth v. Pizarro, 723 A.2d 675, 680 (Pa.Super.1998) (finding that flight and presence in heavy drugtrafficking areas are factors). While a tip can be a factor, an anonymous tip alone is insufficient as a basis for reasonable suspicion. Wimbush, 750 A.2d at 811 ; Jackson, 698 A.2d at 572 . Such anonymous tips must be treated with particular suspicion. Jackson, 698 A.2d at 573 . Likewise, presence in a high crime area alone or flight alone does not form the basis for reasonable suspicion. Commonwealth v. Cook, 558 Pa. 50 , 735 A.2d 673, 677 (Pa.1999). However, a combination of these factors may be sufficient. See Zhahir, 751 A.2d at 1157 (noting that suspicious conduct corroborates an anonymous tip); Cook, 735 A.2d at 677 (stating that circumstances which alone would be insufficient may combine to ”
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