COMMONWEALTH v. BISHOP


425 Pa. 175 (1967)

Commonwealth v. Bishop, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

April 18, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwin B. Barnett, for appellant.

Joseph M. Smith, Assistant District Attorney, with him Alan J. Davis, Assistant District Attorney, and Arlen Specter, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE EAGEN, April 18, 1967:

On August 5, 1963, Charles Bishop 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 in accordance with the jury's verdict. This appeal followed.

At trial an incriminating typewritten statement (confession) given by Bishop to the police was admitted in evidence over objection. The sole question presented for...

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