Commonwealth v. Jeffries

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Eagen,

This is an appeal from an order of the Superior Court,1 affirming the judgment of sentence imposed *322upon appellant, Howard Jeffries, following Ms conviction of possession of narcotic drugs after trial before a judge sitting without a jury. We reverse because of the admission at trial of certain evidence obtained by the police in violation of the Fourth Amendment.2

The record discloses the following pertinent facts.

On the afternoon of November 6, 1970, four police officers in an unmarked police automobile observed Jeffries walking along a public street in Pittsburgh.…