Commonwealth v. Coles, E., Aplt.

Summary

Justice Wecht dissents from the Supreme Court’s dismissal of the appeal, arguing that the Court should resolve whether police may detain a person who fled when the only other factor was proximity to someone smoking marijuana. He emphasizes the need for individualized reasonable suspicion under Article I, Section 8 of the Pennsylvania Constitution. The dissent contends that flight alone does not justify a seizure and that the case warrants a precedential decision.