COM. v. ANDERSON


501 Pa. 275 (1983)

461 A.2d 208

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Bennie ANDERSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided May 27, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S. David Fineman (Court-appointed), Philadelphia, for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Chief, Appeals Div., Sarah B. Vanderbraak, Asst. Dist. Attys., Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before ROBERTS, C.J., NIX and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, HUTCHINSON and ZAPPALA, JJ.


OPINION

LARSEN, Justice.

On February 25, 1979 at 3:10 a.m., defendant and two other males knocked on the door of a residence at 2833 West Diamond Street in Philadelphia. The second-floor of the residence was operated as a speakeasy by Mrs. Lorraine Rambert who was present at that time along with several of her children, grandchildren and a man named John Farrell.

Mr. Farrell went down the stairs to answer the knock on the door. Several members of...

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