Superior Court of Pennsylvania, 1980

Commonwealth v. Fugarino

Commonwealth v. Fugarino
Superior Court of Pennsylvania · Decided August 8, 1980 · Brosky, Roberts, Wickersham
288 Pa. Super. 593; 429 A.2d 109

Commonwealth v. Fugarino

Opinion of the Court

We vacate the judgment of sentence and remand this case for an evidentiary hearing to determine whether the witness Inverso’s identification testimony was the fruit of a violation of appellant’s constitutional rights. If such a violation is found to have occurred, appellant must be granted a new trial. If such violation is found not to have occurred, judgment of sentence shall be reinstated. Appellant and the Commonwealth may appeal from the decision of the eviden-tiary court. Cf. Commonwealth v. Polsky, 485 Pa. 360, 402 A.2d 1003 (1979).

WICKERSHAM, J., filed a memorandum dissenting statement.

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