Commonwealth v. Demby

496 Pa. 509 (1981)

437 A.2d 1156

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania,

v.

Earl DEMBY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Submitted October 22, 1981.

Decided December 17, 1981.

Eric B. Henson, Deputy Dist. Atty., Gaele McLaughlin Barthold, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellant.

John W. Packel, Chief, Appeals Div., Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before O'BRIEN, C.J., and ROBERTS, NIX, LARSEN, FLAHERTY, KAUFFMAN and WILKINSON, JJ.

OPINION

LARSEN, Justice.

In a criminal complaint filed on March 22, 1975, appellee, Earl Demby, was charged with robbery, assault, conspiracy and weapons offenses. Appellee was arrested on…