Commonwealth v. Ferraro

Opinion by

Cercone, J.,

Appellant, Richard Ferraro, was arrested on August 19, 1971, and charged with larceny of an automobile and possession of burglary tools. Following the denial of his pre-trial motion to suppress evidence, appellant was found guilty in a non-jury trial of both charges. Post-trial motions were denied and appellant was sentenced to serve a three-to-six month term of imprisonment. This appeal followed.

The sole issue properly preserved for our review1 raises the legality of appellant’s arrest. Appellant argues that his arrest was illegal and that the physical evidence seized…