COM. v. PHILLIPS


338 Pa.Super. 274 (1985)

487 A.2d 962

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. Leroy PHILLIPS.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed January 23, 1985.

Petition for Allowance of Appeal Denied July 30, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

John V. Ryan, Merion Station, for appellee.

Before SPAETH, President Judge, and WIEAND and CIRILLO, JJ.


WIEAND, Judge:

Can a township policeman in Montgomery County, having probable cause to believe that a robbery has been committed and that the robbers are seated in a vehicle parked on the Philadelphia side of Cheltenham Avenue, cross the street into Philadelphia and make a legal arrest? The pre-trial hearing court in Montgomery held that the arrest was illegal and suppressed incriminating evidence found in the...

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