Pennsylvania police officers no longer need a warrant to
search a citizen’s vehicle, according to a recent state Supreme Court opinion. The high court’s opinion, released Tuesday, is being called a
drastic change in citizens’ rights and police powers. Previously, citizens could refuse an officer’s request to
search a vehicle. In most cases, the officer would then need a warrant — signed
by a judge — to conduct the search. That’s no longer the case, according to the opinion
written by Supreme Court Justice Seamus McCaffery. The ruling, passed on a 4-2 vote, was made in regard to
an appeal from a 2010 vehicle stop in Philadelphia. Local police and legal professionals are calling the
opinion “big news.”…..To Read More…..
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