Commonwealth v. Howard

WADDILL, Commissioner.

This appeal is prosecuted pursuant to Section 335 of our Criminal Code of Practice. The Commonwealth asks a certification of the law with respect to an order entered by the trial court suppressing certain evidence the Commonwealth seeks to introduce upon the trial of Herman Castle Howard for the crime of armed robbery.

Howard was indicted by the Jefferson County Grand Jury for armed robbery. Upon arraignment, and following his plea of not guilty, Howard’s counsel entered a motion that evidence concerning Howard’s escape and flight from the robbery, and evidence of other…