COM. v. RILEY


284 Pa.Super. 280 (1981)

425 A.2d 813

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Joseph RILEY, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed February 13, 1981.

Petition for Allowance of Appeal Denied July 16, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elaine DeMasse, Assistant Public Defender, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Eric B. Henson, Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before BROSKY, HOFFMAN and CIRILLO, JJ.


HOFFMAN, Judge:

Appellant contends that: (1) his warrantless arrest lacked probable cause; and (2) pre-trial identifications by two Commonwealth witnesses and two statements by him should have been suppressed because of an unnecessary delay in his arraignment. We disagree and, accordingly, affirm the judgment of sentence.

On November 16, 1976, at about 9:50 a.m., a Philadelphia policeman responding to a disorderly crowd complaint saw appellant shouting and...

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