COMMONWEALTH v. MEADOWS


471 Pa. 201 (1977)

369 A.2d 1266

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Donny A. MEADOWS.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided February 28, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Abraham T. Needleman, Philadelphia, for appellant.

F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, Dist. Atty., Steven H. Goldblatt, Asst. Dist. Atty., Chief, Appeals Div., Gaele Barthold, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before JONES, C.J., and EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX and MANDERINO, JJ.


OPINION OF THE COURT

EAGEN, Justice.

On July 5, 1971, at approximately 3:50 p.m., Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ostroff were robbed at gunpoint by three men in their candy store at 1706 Point Breeze Avenue in Philadelphia. The appellant, Donny Meadows, and one Richard Wilson, were taken into police custody shortly thereafter. A third man, Earl Thomas, was also arrested several days later. Meadows and Wilson were tried together in Philadelphia before a judge sitting...

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