Commonwealth v. Lopez

523 Pa. 126 (1989)

565 A.2d 437

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee,

v.

Miquel Antonio LOPEZ, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued April 13, 1989.

Decided October 20, 1989.

Edward R. Edelman, Chief Appellate Counsel and Frank J. Madey, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

A. Renee Smith, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, ZAPPALA and PAPADAKOS, JJ.

OPINION

NIX, Chief Justice.

On October 28, 1986, appellant, Miquel Lopez, was convicted by a jury of resisting arrest[1] and of carrying a firearm without a license,[2] and sentenced to two and…