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COMMONWEALTH v. TOWNSEND

167 Pa.Super. 71 (1950)

Commonwealth v. Townsend, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

July 20, 1950.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank Townsend, appellant, in propria persona, submitted a brief.

James W. Tracey, Jr., First Assistant District Attorney and John H. Maurer, District Attorney, for appellee, submitted a brief.

Before RHODES, P.J., HIRT, RENO, DITHRICH, ROSS and ARNOLD, JJ.

OPINION BY RHODES, P.J., July 20, 1950:

Frank Townsend was indicted on June 1, 1945, on four bills of indictment; two of the bills, Nos. 699, 701, May Sessions, 1945, charged burglary; two of the bills, Nos. 696, 698, May Sessions, 1945, charged armed robbery. Townsend was arrested on June 3, 1945, and on the following day he signed a written confession. On June 5, 1945, without the benefit of counsel, Townsend...

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