COM. v. RIVERS


256 Pa.Super. 466 (1978)

390 A.2d 197

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Russell RIVERS, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 12, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Packel, Assistant Public Defender, and Benjamin Lerner, Defender, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Steven H. Goldblatt and Deborah E. Glass, Assistant District Attorneys, and F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, District Attorney, Philadelphia, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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


VAN der VOORT, Judge:

Russell Rivers, appellant, was arrested along with an accomplice on February 4, 1969, on charges stemming from his involvement in the armed holdup of a Philadelphia Housing Authority Office. He was charged with burglary,1 aggravated robbery,2 and carrying a firearm3 without a license. On July 6, 1970, a...

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