Commonwealth v. Price

LOWE, J.,

On the evening of March 30,1970, defendant, Robert Alfred Price, and his 1969 Ford automobile were observed in a parking area to the rear of the residence of Joseph G. Ferrier and immediately adjacent his nearby glass-blowing shop. After observing the vehicle and its occupant “about five seconds,” Mr. Ferrier telephoned the White-marsh Township Police Department.

Sergeant William T. Swan responded to the call and, upon arrival at the scene, found defendant half sitting and half lying behind the steering wheel of his automobile. This was the same position that Mr. Ferrier had earlier…