OPINION OF THE COURT
FLAHERTY, Justice.
The sole issue raised in this case is whether the police may conduct a warrantless search of an automobile, absent exigent circumstances, after its occupants have been arrested and are outside the automobile in police custody. For the reasons that follow, we hold that such a search is illegal and that evidence seized as a result must be suppressed.
The facts of record are that in late 1989 Pittsburgh...
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