Probable Cause • Plain Feel Doctrine • Apparent Contraband

Commonwealth v. Bond, PICS Case No. 17-0915 (C.P. Lycoming May 30, 2017) Lovecchio, J. (8 pages).

Under the “plain feel doctrine,” police had probable cause to arrest defendant where the arresting officer frisked him and detected what he immediately recognized as narcotic packaging hidden in defendant’s groin area. The court denied defendant’s omnibus pretrial motion to suppress evidence.

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