Commonwealth v. Au

May 28, 2010
1005 MAL 2009
Reporters:
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Before:
Melvin

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 28th day ‍​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‍of May, 2010, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. ‍​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‍The issue, rephrased for clarity, is:

Does asking the occupants of a ‍​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‍parked vehicle for their identification constitute an investigative detention for which ‍​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‍reasonable suspicion is required?
Justice ORIE MELVIN did not participate in the ‍​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‍consideration or decision of this matter.