COM. v. WASHINGTON


259 Pa.Super. 407 (1978)

393 A.2d 891

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Leroy WASHINGTON, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 20, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman Ackerman, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Assistant District Attorney, and Edward G. Rendell, District Attorney, Philadelphia, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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


PER CURIAM:

Appellant contends that the lower court erred in admitting his confession because it was: 1) obtained during an unnecessary delay between arrest and arraignment in violation of Pa.R.Crim.P. 130, 2) involuntary, and 3) the fruit of a warrantless arrest which lacked probable cause. We disagree and, therefore, affirm the judgments of sentence.

On February 18, 1977, Detective Joseph Bross of the...

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