Commonwealth v. Harris

Opinion by

Me. Justice Eagen,

Melvin Harris, appellant, was convicted by a jury in Philadelphia County of the crimes of burglary, larceny, receiving stolen goods and possession of burglary tools. Following dismissal of a motion for a new trial and imposition of sentence, an appeal was filed in the Superior Court which subsequently affirmed the judg ments, 209 Pa. Superior Ct. 27, 223 A. 2d 881 (1966). Judge Hoffman dissented. We granted allocatur.

The convictions rested in part upon the introduction in evidence, over objection, of a set of burglary tools and a brief case seized without a warrant…