Commonwealth v. Fredericks

Opinion by

Cercone, J.,

The instant appeal arises from appellant’s conviction after his second jury trial of burglary and larceny, his first trial having resulted in a mistrial for failure of the jurors to agree. Appellant raises numerous allegations of error which we shall treat seriatim after setting forth the facts.

In the wee hours of March 26, 1972, Assistant Chief Krome was on patrol in Forks Township when he ap- proaehed the Manufacturer’s Discount House on Route 115 and observed a vehicle parked in the parking lot. The officer passed the store, but proceeded only a few hundred feet…