# Commonwealth v. Riggins

> Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · October 31, 1977 · 474 Pa. 507

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9758620

## Case

- **Full name:** COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Billy Gene RIGGINS, Appellant
- **Court:** Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- **Decided:** October 31, 1977
- **Citations:** 474 Pa. 507; 378 A.2d 1229
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurrence by Roberts
- **Judges:** Jones, Eagen, O'Brien, Roberts, Pomeroy, Nix, Manderino
- **Cited by:** 12 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

ROBERTS, Justice,
concurring.
I join in the opinion of the majority, but do not wish to suggest, as does footnote 1, that only “the interest of judicial economy” allows us to decide this appeal.
This Court has jurisdiction to hear this appeal pursuant to the Appellate Court Jurisdiction Act, Act of July 31, 1970, P.L. 673, art. V, § 503(a), 17 P.S. § 211.503(a) (Supp.1977), and Pa.R.A.P. 741(a) which provides for perfection of jurisdiction where, as here, the appellee fails to object to this Court’s jurisdiction. See Commonwealth v. Scott, 469 Pa. *511 258 , 365 A.2d 140 (1976); Woods v. Dunlop, 461 Pa. 35 , 334 A.2d 619 (1975).

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