Commonwealth v. Riley

HOFFMAN, Judge:

Appellant contends that: (1) his warrantless arrest lacked probable cause; and (2) pre-trial identifications by two Commonwealth witnesses and two statements by him should have been suppressed because of an unnecessary delay in his arraignment. We disagree and, accordingly, affirm the judgment of sentence.

On November 16, 1976, at about 9:50 a. m., a Philadelphia policeman responding to a disorderly crowd complaint saw appellant shouting and carrying a large radio which he was playing loudly. The officer approached appellant, took him to the patrol car, and requested…