Commonwealth v. Termine

Dissenting Opinion by

Hoffman, J.:

Appellant Termine contends that his conviction for violation of the Uniform Firearms Act should be reversed as it was preceded by an illegal search and an illegal arrest.

On July 29, 1971 at 2:00 a.m., an officer of the Spring City Borough Police Department observed appellant and his companions driving through Spring City in a vehicle with defective tail lights. The policeman followed appellant’s automobile and signalled him to a stop when the road conditions permitted. The appellant was not stopped until his vehicle had trav-elled two hundred feet beyond the…