Standing Nearby Was Enough: Probable Cause, Accomplice Attachment, and the Limits of Flowers

Probable cause is a low bar. That is the practical lesson of Commonwealth v. Smith, 2026 PA Super 151 (filed July 15, 2026), where the Superior Court affirmed a drug-and-gun arrest built on nothing…


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