COMMONWEALTH v. McKINNON


443 Pa. 183 (1971)

Commonwealth v. McKinnon, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

June 28, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John G. Veith, for appellant.

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

Before BELL, C.J., EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY and BARBIERI, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE O'BRIEN, June 28, 1971:

On June 14, 1966, police Sergeant John Pembrook went to 2260 North Van Pelt Street, Philadelphia, in response to a police radio call ordering him to investigate a possible assault and battery by hammer, and to provide transportation to the hospital for the victim, if required. He was met at the door by appellant, dressed only in a tee shirt, and covered from head to foot with...

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