Commonwealth v. Watkins

Opinion by

Hoffman, J.,

Appellant was arrested for violation of The Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, September 26, 1961, P. L. 1664, 35 P.S. §780-4(q). Evidence introduced at a suppression hearing indicated that a police officer entered appellant’s apartment without a search warrant * by kicking the door open. He observed appellant attempting to escape out the window and grabbed his feet to restrain him. An officer stationed outside testified that at this point he saw appellant throw a num ber of objects to the ground. These were later identified as needles and a medicine dropper containing a…