COMMONWEALTH v. SCHMIDT


423 Pa. 432 (1966)

Commonwealth v. Schmidt, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

November 22, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leo J. Kelly, for appellant.

Edwin J. Martin, Assistant District Attorney, with him David O'Hanesian, Assistant District Attorney, and Robert W. Duggan, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before BELL, C.J., MUSMANNO, JONES, COHEN, EAGEN, O'BRIEN and ROBERTS, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE EAGEN, November 22, 1966:

On February 13, 1965, the appellant, George Schmidt, while represented by court-appointed counsel, was convicted by a jury of murder in the first degree and punishment was fixed at life imprisonment. Post trial motions were overruled and sentence imposed as the jury directed. Schmidt filed this appeal.

Two assignments of error are asserted: (1) Incriminating statements given by Schmidt to the police were obtained...

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