Commonwealth v. Brown

Opinion by

Ms. Justice O’Bbien,

On May 19,1969, Robert Carter was shot and killed inside the Opus I Bar at North 27th Street, Philadelphia. The facts surrounding the killing indicated to the police that it was probably a “gang” slaying, involving two gangs in the neighborhood—the 28th and Oxford Gang and the 28th and Montgomery Gang. Appellant, a member of the 28th and Oxford Gang, was awakened from his sleep and taken to the police station at some time between 3:3Q and 4:00 in the morning. Apparently appellant was one of several people picked up in connection with the killing, presumably…