Commonwealth v. Hall

Opinion by

Hoffman, J.,

At 9 o’clock one evening in 1968, Victor Tomassini was attacked by a group of young men on a street in Philadelphia. After beating and robbing Tomassini, the group fled to a nearby house. Police officers began arriving at that house at about 9:05 p.m. and entered immediately to make arrests. Appellee Rosser was arrested by Lieutenant Handel and taken immediately to Episcopal Hospital, where Tomassini had been taken *220for treatment. According to Lieutenant Handel’s testimony, ten minutes elapsed between the time of his arrival at the house and his arrival at Episcopal…