Commonwealth v. Simmons

Opinion by

Price, J.,

Appellant, Ezekiel Simmons, was arrested on December 20, 1973 on charges of rape, felonious restraint, aggravated assault, robbery, criminal conspiracy and various firearms violations. These charges stemméd from an incident beginning on the evening of December 19, in which a group of armed men entered a home in West Philadelphia and beat, robbed, raped and held captive its occupants until the police arrived on the following morning.

On September 11 and 12, 1974, appellant’s Pre-Trial Motions to Suppress Evidence were heard and denied. On September 23, 1974, appellant was…