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5 Pennsylvania opinions name it 1 courts 2015–2026 2 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Pennsylvania courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Com. v. Barnes, Q.green1 sentence2026An investigative detention, or Terry4 stop “occurs when a police officer temporarily detains an individual by means of physical force or a show of authority for investigative purposes.” Commonwealth v. Barnes, 296 A.3d 52, 60 (Pa. Super. 2023) (quotation marks and citation omitted); see also Commonwealth v. Spence, 290 A.3d 301, 314 (Pa. Super. 2023) (“an investigative detention, by implication, carries an official compulsion to stop ____________________________________________ -6- and respond, but the detention is temporary”) (citation omitted). | 1 | 1 |
Com. v. Spence, O.green1 sentence2026An investigative detention, or Terry4 stop “occurs when a police officer temporarily detains an individual by means of physical force or a show of authority for investigative purposes.” Commonwealth v. Barnes, 296 A.3d 52, 60 (Pa. Super. 2023) (quotation marks and citation omitted); see also Commonwealth v. Spence, 290 A.3d 301, 314 (Pa. Super. 2023) (“an investigative detention, by implication, carries an official compulsion to stop ____________________________________________ -6- and respond, but the detention is temporary”) (citation omitted). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Guillespiegreen1 sentence2016Guillespie, 745 A.2d at 660-661 (act of handcuffing suspects during investigatory detention was merely part and parcel of ensuring the safe detaining of individuals during the lawful Terry4 stop and did not constitute an arrest). | 1 | 1 |
United States v. Mendenhallgreen1 sentence2016Id., quoting United States v. Mendenhall, 446 U.S. 544, 553-54 (1980). -5- J-S09027-16 Valid citizen/police interactions which constitute seizures generally fall within two categories, distinguished according to the degree of restraint upon a citizen’s liberty: the investigative detention or Terry4 stop, which subjects an individual to a stop and a period of detention but is not so coercive as to constitute the functional equivalent of an arrest; and a custodial detention or arrest, the more restrictive form of permissible encounters. | 1 | 1 |
Illinois v. Wardlowgreen1 sentence2015See Illinois v. Wardlow, 528 U.S. 119, 124-25 (2000); D.M. | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Pennsylvania. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Commonwealth v. Adams, E., Aplt.
green
1 sentence2026An investigative detention “constitutes a seizure of a person, and to be constitutionally valid police must have a reasonable suspicion that criminal activity is afoot.” Adams, 205 A.3d at 1200 . | 1 | 2026–2026 |
Terry v. Ohio
green
2 sentences2024One well-known exception to the Fourth Amendment and Article I, Section 8’s warrant requirement is “commonly referred to as the Terry4 stop ____________________________________________ 4 Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1 (1968). -7- and frisk.” Id. (footnote added). 2024One well-known exception to the Fourth Amendment and Article I, Section 8’s warrant requirement is “commonly referred to as the Terry4 stop ____________________________________________ 4 Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1 (1968). -7- and frisk.” Id. (footnote added). | 1 | 2024–2024 |
Horvath v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation
green
1 sentence2016Id., quoting United States v. Mendenhall, 446 U.S. 544, 553-54 (1980). -5- J-S09027-16 Valid citizen/police interactions which constitute seizures generally fall within two categories, distinguished according to the degree of restraint upon a citizen’s liberty: the investigative detention or Terry4 stop, which subjects an individual to a stop and a period of detention but is not so coercive as to constitute the functional equivalent of an arrest; and a custodial detention or arrest, the more restrictive form of permissible encounters. | 1 | 2016–2016 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.