Commonwealth v. Jenkins

PRICE, Judge:

Following a nonjury trial, appellant, William Spencer Jenkins, was found guilty of two counts each of robbery, 1 conspiracy 2 and possession of an instrument of crime. 3 Following denial of post-verdict motions, he was sentenced to two terms of four to ten years imprisonment and one term of fifteen years probation, all to run concurrently. Appellant now claims that he is entitled to a new trial because certain inculpatory statements, allegedly obtained as a result of his illegal arrest, were impermissibly admitted into evidence at trial. 4 See U.S.Const. Amend. IV; Pa.Const. Art.…