Case Name: Commonwealth v. Fugarino, Appellant
Court: Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1980-08-08
Citations: 288 Pa. Super. 593
Docket Number: No. 1727
Parties: Commonwealth v. Fugarino, Appellant.
Judges: Before BROSKY, WICKERSHAM and ROBERTS, JJ.
Reporter: Pennsylvania Superior Court Reports
Volume: 288
Pages: 593–593

Head Matter:
429 A.2d 109
Commonwealth v. Fugarino, Appellant.
Submitted December 6, 1979.
John W. Packel, Chief, Appeals, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant; Eric B. Henson, Assistant District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.
Before BROSKY, WICKERSHAM and ROBERTS, JJ.
Justice Samuel J. Roberts of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, is sitting by designation.

Opinion:
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.