COM. v. WILLIAMS


494 Pa. 496 (1981)

431 A.2d 964

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent, v. George WILLIAMS, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 8, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Margaret H. Poswistilo, Asst. Public Defender, for petitioner.

Allan Goodman, Asst. Dist. Atty., James Connell, Bethleham, for respondent.

Before ROBERTS, NIX, LARSEN, FLAHERTY, KAUFFMAN and WILKINSON, JJ.


OPINION OF THE COURT

WILKINSON, Justice.

Petitioner was arrested and indicted for robbery and conspiracy. At the time of his arrest one of two co-conspirators was shot and killed as he attempted to flee. A motion to suppress certain evidence obtained at the time of the warrantless arrest, such as the "loot" from the robbery which had occurred a matter of minutes before and which was found in the room from which the felons were fleeing, was denied. The petitioner...

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