COMMONWEALTH v. WATKINS


217 Pa.Super. 332 (1970)

Commonwealth v. Watkins, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

December 11, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert Cohen, Assistant Public Defender, with him John J. Dean, Assistant Public Defender, and George H. Ross, Public Defender, for appellant.

Carol Mary Los, Assistant District Attorney, with her Robert L. Campbell, Assistant District Attorney, and Robert W. Duggan, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before WRIGHT, P.J., WATKINS, MONTGOMERY, JACOBS, HOFFMAN, SPAULDING, and CERCONE, JJ.


OPINION BY HOFFMAN, J., December 11, 1970:

Appellant was arrested for violation of The Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, September 26, 1961, P.L. 1664, 35 P.S. § 780-4(q). Evidence introduced at a suppression hearing indicated that a police officer entered appellant's apartment without a search warrant* by kicking the door open. He observed appellant attempting to escape out the window and grabbed his feet to restrain him. An officer...

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