COMMONWEALTH v. WIMBUSH


750 A.2d 807 (2000)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Anthony C. WIMBUSH, Appellant. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Lance M. White, Sr., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Resubmitted July 14, 1999.

Decided April 17, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. Dickey, Altoona, for Anthony C. Wimbush.

Robert B. Stewart, III, Huntingdon, for Com. in 174 M.D. 1996.

Gregory L. Cecchetti, Greensburg, for Lance M. White, Sr.

John W. Peck and Leslie J. Uncapher, Greensburg, for Com. in 25 W.D. 1997.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN and SAYLOR, JJ.


OPINION

NIGRO, Justice.

In this consolidated appeal, we granted allocatur to determine whether an anonymous tip and other purported corroborating evidence created a reasonable suspicion that criminal activity was afoot and therefore, provided a basis for police officers to stop Appellants for investigation. Since we conclude that the officers in each case could not have reasonably suspected that criminal...

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