Explore 10 suppression of evidence court cases in Pennsylvania. AI-powered summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
PA Supreme Court: Exigent Circumstances Justified Warrantless Home Search
Posey, A., Aplt. v. Einerson, C., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on April 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Posey, challenged the trial court's decision to deny his ...
PA Supreme Court: Confession Admissible If Miranda Rights Waived Before Invoking Counsel
Commonwealth v. Torner, R., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on February 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's confession, ...
Pa. Supreme Court: Reinitiation of Dialogue Waives Invoked Right to Silence
Commonwealth v. Walker, D., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on January 28, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's statem...
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...
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...
Confession Admissible After Miranda Waiver, Pre-Counsel Invocation
Commonwealth v. Coles, E., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on October 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confes...
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 ...
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 ...
Confession Admissible Despite Later Invocation of Counsel
Commonwealth v. Rondon, M., Apl. of: Hobbs, S., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on August 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court addressed whether a defend...
PA Supreme Court: Odor of marijuana and furtive movements create probable cause for vehicle search
Commonwealth v. Burger, A., 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 warrantle...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 10 suppression of evidence cases from courts in Pennsylvania. New cases are added as opinions are published.
Courts deciding suppression of evidence cases in Pennsylvania include: pa (10 cases).
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 9, Plaintiff Win: 1.