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535 Pa. 501

636 A.2d 619

Commonwealth v. Lewis

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 28, 1994

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · decided 1994-01-28

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Decided 1994-01-28

How this case has been cited

Cited by 90 later decisions — most recently September 2022 · most notably Commonwealth v. Reid (2002), Commonwealth v. Matos (1996)

90 state decisions

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PAPADAKOS, Justice,

¶1dissenting.

¶2It seems to me that a segment of this Court is hell-bent upon destroying every weapon employed by our law enforcement agencies in fighting the war on drugs. The majority now seeks to eliminate the effective use of a “drug courier profile” by limiting its use to long distance travelers.

¶3I dissent and would affirm the Superior Court on its well-reasoned opinion.

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