COMMONWEALTH v. HODGES


218 Pa.Super. 245 (1971)

Commonwealth v. Hodges, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

March 23, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Miriam L. Gafni, Assistant Defender, with her Paula S. Gold, Assistant Defender, and Vincent J. Ziccardi, Acting Defender, for appellant.

Milton M. Stein, Assistant District Attorney, with him James D. Crawford, Deputy District Attorney, Richard A. Sprague, First Assistant District Attorney, and Arlen Specter, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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


OPINION BY HOFFMAN, J., March 23, 1971:

On March 1, 1970, a car owner observed a young man trying to start his automobile by crossing the wires. He demanded that the youth get out of the car, at which point the boy attacked the owner and demanded the keys. After a futile attempt to start the car, the youth gave up and fled.

Two days later appellant was arrested on an unrelated matter. Car keys were found...

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