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COM. v. BROWN

439 Pa.Super. 516 (1995)

654 A.2d 1096

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Timothy BROWN, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed January 25, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard L. Siegel, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Kathy L. Echternach, Asst. Dist. Atty., Philadelphia, for Com.

Before OLSZEWSKI, DEL SOLE and BECK, JJ.

BECK, Judge:

The single issue in this case concerns the authority of police to order a passenger out of a car stopped for a traffic violation. We hold that an officer, when making a lawful stop of a motor vehicle, may order the occupants out of the car despite the lack of a reasonable suspicion that the passengers are engaged in criminal activity.

The testimony presented at trial established the following...

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