Explore 22 probable cause court cases in Pennsylvania. AI-powered summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
PA Superior Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Informant Tip
Posey, A., Aplt. v. Brittain, K., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on April 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Posey, challenged the trial court's denial of his motion ...
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...
Probable cause for warrantless vehicle search upheld based on marijuana odor and behavior
Weatherholtz, K., Aplt. v. McKelvey, D., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on December 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Weatherholtz, challenged the trial court's deni...
PA Supreme Court: Probable Cause for Warrantless Vehicle Search
Commonwealth v. Blakeney, H., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on November 5, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Commonwealth appealed the suppression of evidence obtained from...
PA Supreme Court: RTKL exceptions are exclusive, not implied
Balliram, R., Aplt. v. PPB, decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on October 23, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The appellant, Balliram, challenged the Pennsylvania Superior Court's affirm...
Exigent Circumstances Justify Warrantless Home Search in Pennsylvania
Gidor, M., Aplt. v. Mangus, B., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on October 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Gidor, challenged the trial court's denial of his motion ...
PA Supreme Court: Warrantless vehicle search lacked probable cause
Moore, B., Aplt. v. PPB, decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on October 23, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The appellant, Moore, challenged the Pennsylvania Superior Court's decision aff...
PA Supreme Court: Warrantless vehicle search incident to arrest allowed
Commonwealth v. Smith, J., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on September 25, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Commonwealth appealed the suppression of evidence obtained from a war...
Supreme Court Reverses Suppression of Vehicle Search Evidence
Commonwealth v. Smith, J., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on September 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Commonwealth appealed the suppression of evidence obtained from ...
PA Supreme Court allows vehicle search incident to arrest
Commonwealth v. Smith, J., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on September 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Commonwealth appealed the suppression of evidence obtained from ...
PA Supreme Court allows vehicle search incident to arrest
Commonwealth v. Smith, J., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on September 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Commonwealth appealed the suppression of evidence obtained from ...
Reasonable Suspicion for Vehicle Stop Upheld
Commonwealth v. Smith, J., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on September 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Commonwealth appealed the suppression of evidence obtained from ...
Supreme Court Reverses Suppression of Vehicle Search Evidence
Commonwealth v. Smith, J., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on September 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Commonwealth appealed the suppression of evidence obtained from ...
PA Supreme Court: Reasonable suspicion justified vehicle stop and search
Commonwealth v. Walker, H., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on August 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Commonwealth appealed the suppression of evidence obtained from a ...
Vehicle search upheld: Furtive movements establish probable cause
Commonwealth v. Gohn, D., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on July 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Commonwealth appealed the trial court's suppression of evidence obtained from...
Beneficiary's Good-Faith Challenges Don't Trigger No-Contest Clause
Trust of S.E. and S. Harrison of: M. Harrison, decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on July 14, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The core dispute involved the interpretation of a trust docu...
Vehicle search upheld under automobile exception due to furtive movements
Commonwealth v. Saum, C., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on June 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Commonwealth appealed the trial court's suppression of evidence obtained from...
PA Supreme Court: Vehicle stop justified by totality of circumstances
Commonwealth v. Leonardi, C., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on June 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Commonwealth appealed the suppression of evidence obtained from a warrant...
Warrantless cell phone search incident to arrest is unreasonable
Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Jeter, S., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on April 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Commonwealth appealed the suppression of evidence obtained from the ...
PA Supreme Court: 'Plain Feel' Doctrine Limited in Pat-Downs
Commonwealth v. Clegg, W., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on April 7, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court addressed whether a "plain feel" exception to the...
Appellate court upholds warrantless vehicle search based on informant tip
Glover, C., Aplt. v. Junior, N., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on March 20, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Glover, challenged the trial court's denial of his motion ...
PA Supreme Court: Probable Cause Justified Warrantless Vehicle Search
Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Williams, N., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on February 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Commonwealth appealed the suppression of evidence obtained fro...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 22 probable cause cases from courts in Pennsylvania. New cases are added as opinions are published.
Courts deciding probable cause cases in Pennsylvania include: pa (22 cases).
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 18, Plaintiff Win: 3, Reversed: 1.