Commonwealth v. Pugh

Opinion by

Hoffman, J.,

Appellant contends that he is entitled to a reversal of his conviction because the in-court identification by the victim was tainted by a pretrial improper identification.

The complainant, Alvin W. Williams, testified at trial that on October 31, 1971, he was walking east on Huntingdon Street in Philadelphia. He said that a car pulled up behind him and he turned around observing a red Chevrolet stopped directly in back of him. He recognized one of the passengers in the car as one Sandra Cosby, and began speaking to her. Suddenly, the girl slid down in her seat, and the…