Robinson v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Clarke

Affirming.

Appellant was arrested by a deputy sheriff without a warrant, upon the charge of carrying a concealed deadly weapon, and was convicted upon the evidence of the arresting officer. Whether or not. this evidence was competent is the first question presented by this appeal, and the only one argued by counsel, and this in turn depends upon whether or not the arrest without a warrant was authorized by subsection 2 of section 36 of the Criminal Code, which provides:

“A peace officer may make an arrest . . . without a warrant when a public offense is…