COMMONWEALTH v. McHARRIS


246 Pa.Super. 488 (1977)

371 A.2d 941

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Lynn McHARRIS, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 31, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Packel, Assistant Public Defender, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Steven H. Goldblatt and Deborah E. Glass, Assistant District Attorneys, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before WATKINS, President Judge, and JACOBS, HOFFMAN, CERCONE, PRICE, VAN der VOORT and SPAETH, JJ.


HOFFMAN, Judge:

Appellant contends that he should be discharged because the Commonwealth failed to establish all of the elements of the offenses charged. We agree and, therefore, order appellant discharged.

On November 27, 1975, at 10:30 a.m., two uniformed police officers and two plainclothes detectives arrived at appellant's home in Philadelphia. They knocked at the door and appellant opened it. A detective told appellant that he would like to ask appellant...

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