Commonwealth v. Lassiter

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Jones,

On December 16, 1970, appellant was found guilty by a jury of second-degree murder for the fatal stabbing of one Hampton Johnson and was sentenced to a term of ten to twenty years’ imprisonment. This sentence was stayed pending the filing and disposition of post-trial motions which were then filed by appellant and dismissed by the lower court on February 14, 1972. On July 11,1973, we granted leave to appeal nunc pro tunc and this direct appeal followed.

Appellant’s initial argument is that the lower court erred in refusing to suppress certain items of evidence…