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Superior CourtRules Police Cam SearchWithout WarrantPITTSBURGH (UPI) - The*state Superior Court has ruled that police have the right to conduct a brief search of premises where an individual is being arrested, even if they, have no search warrant.The court’s Monday ruling limited the purpose of the search to checking for others who may pose a threat to the officers.The ruling stems from the case of Richard Henkel, of Pittsburgh, who is accused in the slaying of a barmaid he once employed and of conspiring to kill Pittsburgh Steelers’ owner Art Rooney.Henkel was arrested Oct. 23, 1980 at his home.When police entered his home, Henkel asked to be allowed to continue up to the second floor to use thebathroom.. Police conducted a cursory search of the second floor before allowing Henkel to move, and found a .9mm handgun on the bedroom floor, partly concealed by the bed.Henkel’s attorney argued at a pre-trial hearing last year that the gun could not be used as evidence because police did not have a search warrant when they found it.1,Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Ralph Cappy sustained the argument and ruled the gun had been seizedunlawfully.The Superior Court opinion overturns Cappy’s decision.
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Tyrone Daily Herald
Tyrone, Pennsylvania, US
Tue, Nov 16, 1982
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