COM. v. LACY


324 Pa.Super. 379 (1984)

471 A.2d 888

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Warren LACY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed February 10, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas M. Johnson, Public Defender, Norristown, for appellant.

Ronald T. Williamson, Assistant District Attorney, Norristown, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before WICKERSHAM, BROSKY and HOFFMAN, JJ.


HOFFMAN, Judge:

Appellant challenges the constitutionality of the Retail Theft Act and the denial of his motion for mistrial because of alleged prosecutorial misconduct. We find no merit in appellant's claims and, accordingly, affirm the judgment of sentence.

On August 24, 1981, appellant was arrested as he left a Clover Department store and charged with his third offense of retail theft. A search by a...

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