Commonwealth v. Reiss

OPINION

McDERMOTT, Justice.

This is an appeal from the order of the Superior Court, reversing an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh *47County denying appellee’s motion for a new trial.1 After examination of appellant’s claim, we reverse.

The salient facts are as follows:

On April 23, 1978 at approximately 7:00 P.M., the Thrifty Gar Wash on West Union Boulevard, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, was robbed of nearly five hundred ($500.00) dollars. On June 29, 1978, appellee, Keith Reiss, (hereinafter “defendant”) was arrested and charged with robbery2, simple assault3, felonious restraint4 and…