Commonwealth v. Flowers
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
SPAETH, Judge:
This is an appeal from judgment of sentence. A jury found appellant guilty of stealing some copper wire. Appellant claims various errors, but the only claim we need consider is that his confession was the result of an unlawful arrest. 1
The arrest was on a warrant issued by a justice of the peace in response to a complaint signed and sworn to before the justice by a State trooper.
Paragraph 2 of the complaint stated:
The acts committed by the accused were: * Theft by
Unlawful Taking or Disposition.
On the above date and time [December 26, 1973, 3-5 a. m.] the actor did intentionally…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Brown v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Commonwealth v. WagnerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Commonwealth v. SmouseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Commonwealth v. MillingsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Commonwealth v. WagnerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Commonwealth v. Burgess, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Luzerne County1980
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