Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Jacobs
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 19, 1977No. 1226PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JACOBS, Judge:
Appellant Bruce Jacobs was arrested on August 14, 1975, and charged with burglary, attempted theft by unlawful taking and possession of an instrument of crime. These charges grew out of an incident on the same day in which the appellant was arrested by a Philadelphia Housing Police Officer who was conducting a stakeout of Apartment A-6 in the Norris Apartments. The apartment was recently vacated and contained only a refrigerator, stove, and sink. Around 10:40 p. m., the police officer heard the noise of metal on metal coming from the lock on the outside part of the door. After a…
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