COM. v. WOODSON


342 Pa.Super. 392 (1985)

493 A.2d 78

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. Gerald WOODSON.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed March 22, 1985.

Reargument Denied June 3, 1985.

Petition for Allowance of Appeal Denied October 15, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric B. Henson, Deputy District Attorney, Philadelphia, for Commonwealth, appellant.

John Packel, Chief, Appeals, Assistant Public Defender, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before DEL SOLE, MONTEMURO and HOFFMAN, JJ.


HOFFMAN, Judge:

The Commonwealth contends on appeal that the trial court erred in granting appellee's motion in arrest of judgment. We agree and, accordingly, reverse and remand for the disposition of appellee's outstanding post-verdict motions.

On February 16, 1982, Catherine Brooks encountered a masked burglar in her North Philadelphia home. After the man fled with her purse, she called the police. The responding officers arrested appellee as he left the...

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