Legal information is available online and accessible to the public on what to know about getting arrested by the Philadelphia police. You...
Police Conduct
What Is a Mere Encounter?
A mere encounter with a police officer is not considered to be a police stop under the law. Police sometimes talk to people on the street...
What to Do If the Police Want to Question You
There are several ways to respond if the police want to question you. However, you should exercise your Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights...
Can the Philadelphia Police Lie to You?
Yes, the Philadelphia police can lie to you in some situations. A United States Supreme Court ruling in Frazier v. Cupp allowed police to...
Third Circuit Rules Recording of Police Protected By First Amendment
In a precedential opinion in Fields v. City of Philadelphia, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled today that the...
Police Need a Warrant to Search a Personal Computer
On June 5, 2015, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decided the case of Commonwealth v. Sodomsky, 2015 PA Super 133 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2015),...
New Survey of Doctors Reveals Possible Excessive Force
A new study reveals that 98% of doctors who treat recently arrested suspects for injuries believe excessive force was the cause of the...
Consent to Search Invalidated By Police Conduct
The Pennsylvania Superior Court in Commonwealth v. Moyer, 2008 Pa. Super. 173 (2008), holds a consent to search person and car vitiated as...
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