COM. v. MEARS


283 Pa.Super. 416 (1981)

424 A.2d 533

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. John MEARS, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed January 16, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Eric B. Henson, Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before HESTER, WICKERSHAM and LIPEZ, JJ.


HESTER, Judge:

Appellant John Mears was found guilty of carrying a firearm without a license and carrying a firearm in a public street in the Municipal Court of Philadelphia. A petition for a writ of certiorari to the Court of Common Pleas was denied and this appeal followed. The sole issue before us is the propriety of the search of appellant's person which resulted in the seizure of the firearm.

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