Browse 9 admissibility of evidence cases decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court. AI-powered summaries, holdings, and legal analysis.
Search of cell phone incident to arrest is lawful
Commonwealth v. Kurtz, J., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on December 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Commonwealth appealed the suppression of evidence obtained from t...
Search of cell phone incident to arrest is lawful
Commonwealth v. Kurtz, J., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on December 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Commonwealth appealed the suppression of evidence obtained from t...
Confession Admissible Despite Later Invocation of Counsel
Commonwealth v. Jenkins, B., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on October 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's conf...
Intoxication Doesn't Automatically Invalidate Miranda Waiver
Commonwealth v. Lewis, A., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on September 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's conf...
Intoxication Doesn't Automatically Invalidate Miranda Waiver
Commonwealth v. Lewis, A., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on September 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's state...
Odor of burnt marijuana alone insufficient for warrantless vehicle search
Commonwealth v. Gerber, M., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on August 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Commonwealth appealed the trial court's suppression of evidence obtained ...
PA Supreme Court: Confession Voluntary Despite Arrest Circumstances
Commonwealth v. Shifflett, G., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on May 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confes...
Confession Admissible Despite Co-Defendant's Statement
Commonwealth v. Shifflett, G., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on May 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confes...
PA Supreme Court: Intoxication Doesn't Automatically Invalidate Confession
Commonwealth v. Sansone, M., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on March 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's confession, ma...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 9 admissibility of evidence cases from Pennsylvania Supreme Court. This number is updated as new opinions are published.
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 9.
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