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December 22nd, 2020, 05:25 PM #1
Pa. Supreme Court alters police rules for warrantless vehicle searches
https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/penns...ab92c2445.html
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania's Supreme Court says police must have probable cause as well as “exigent circumstances” in order to legally search a vehicle without a warrant.
The divided court ruling Tuesday was based on an analysis that the state constitution’s privacy protections are greater than the U.S. Constitution’s. The court overruled its own 2014 decision that probable cause alone was sufficient, given that vehicles are inherently mobile.
Four Democrats voted for the more rigorous search standard, while the court's two Republicans and one Democrat dissented. The dissenters argued the 2014 ruling should remain in place.
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December 22nd, 2020, 05:37 PM #2
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Means nothing.
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December 22nd, 2020, 05:37 PM #3Senior Member
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The dissenters are statists and should be treated as such. I*m hoping that the lawyers will come along and explain what would constitute an *exigent circumstance* on a traffic stop. Is this a win for freedom? Or is it muddying the waters even further?
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December 22nd, 2020, 06:14 PM #4Super Member
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December 23rd, 2020, 07:51 AM #5
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December 23rd, 2020, 08:46 AM #6
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"Four Democrats voted for the more rigorous search standard, while the court's two Republicans and one Democrat dissented. "
The longer I live, the more I see through the thinly veiled excuse that one party vs the other is a "party of liberty". Neither party wants us to enjoy more freedoms. They just want more control. Statist pigsGenesis 27:3Support Your Local Hawaiian Shirt Enthusiasts
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December 23rd, 2020, 09:43 AM #7
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Now they just need to get rid of the unconstitutional DUI check points.
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December 22nd, 2020, 06:37 PM #8Junior Member
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Re: Pa. Supreme Court alters police rules for warrantless vehicle searches
My GGG Grandpappy,front row (20th NC, Co. F.) and Family Circa 1900.
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January 2nd, 2021, 01:05 PM #10
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Once qualified immunity is removed completely then government paid employees including the police will go back to being somewhat acceptable. Until then the downward spiral of lawlessness will continue.
Corruption is the default behavior of government officials. JPC
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