COM. v. MATTHEW


909 A.2d 1254 (2006)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Chaka MATTHEW, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided November 22, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald Chisholm, II, Esq., for Chaka Matthew.

Hugh J. Burns, Esq., Jason E. Fetterman, Philadelphia, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

BEFORE: CAPPY, C.J., and CASTILLE, NEWMAN, SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER and BALDWIN, JJ.


OPINION

Justice EAKIN.

At approximately 4:30 a.m., October 19, 2001, appellant was installing carpets at a Nine West shoe store in the Franklin Mills Mall. An argument ensued between appellant and his supervisor, which culminated in security guard Dwayne O'Brien escorting appellant to his car. When the men arrived at the car, O'Brien noticed a number of Nine West shoe boxes in the car. O'Brien asked if appellant had receipts for the shoes; appellant...

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