In Re MD’s Empirical Analysis

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8 state decisions

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1. “any items abandoned by an individual under pursuit are considered fruits of a seizure. Those items may only be received in evidence when an officer, before giving chase, has at least the reasonable suspicion necessary for an investigatory stop.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Commonwealth v. Hemingway · 2010 Pa. Super. 110 - Commonwealth v. Taggart

2. “Article I, § 8 of the Pennsylvania Constitution and the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution afford protections against unreasonable searches and seizures. Among the protections is the requirement that an officer have reasonable suspicion before an investigatory stop. Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1, 30 , 88 S.Ct. 1868 , 20 L.Ed.2d 889 (1968); Commonwealth v. Hicks, 434 Pa. 153 , 253 A.2d 276, 280 (Pa.1969). In deciding whether reasonable suspicion exists for an investigatory stop, our analysis is the same under both Article I, § 8 and the Fourth Amendment. Commonwealth v. McClease, 750 A.2d 320, 324 (Pa.Super.2000). See also Commonwealth v. Jackson, 548 Pa. 484 , 698 A.2d 571, 573 (1997) (stating that “Pennsylvania has always followed Terry in [investigatory detention] cases.”). The fundamental inquiry is an objective one, namely, whether “the facts available to the officer at the moment of the [intrusion] ‘warrant a man of reasonable caution in the belief that the action taken was appropriate.” This assessment, like that applicable to the determination of probable cause, requires an evaluation of the totality of the circumstances, with a lesser showing needed to demonstrate reasonable suspicion in terms of both quantity or content and reliability. Commonwealth v. Zhahir, 561 Pa. 545 , 751 A.2d 1153, 1156 (2000) (quoting Terry, 392 U.S. at 21-22 , 88 S.Ct. 1868 ) (citations omitted). Among the factors to be considered in forming a basis for reasonable suspicion are t”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2008 Pa. Super. 127 - Commonwealth v. Leonard