Commonwealth v. Ferguson

Opinion by

Spaeth, J.,

Appellant, Columbus Ferguson, was arrested on January 14, 1972, in Philadelphia and charged with illegal possession of heroin. A pre-trial motion to suppress physical evidence seized immediately prior to appellant's arrest was filed and after an evidentiary hearing denied on February 14, 1972. Appellant was then tried in Municipal Court and found guilty as charged. A petition for a writ of certiorari in the Court of Common Pleas was denied on November 29, 1972. This appeal followed. Appellant contends that the physical evidence presented at trial was obtained during an…