Legal Question in Criminal Law in Pennsylvania
Plain view vehicle search
Can a police office peer into a parked vehicle with a flashlight with no probable cause and then search the vehicle.
Asked on 3/13/07, 2:38 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
John Jackson
Law Office of John A. Jackson, P.C.
Re: Plain view vehicle search
It really depends on a number of factors. What did the cop find? Why was he looking into the car? Could what he found be seen from outside the car? Did the police officer look into the trunk or anything in the trunk?
Answered on 3/13/07, 7:49 pm
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