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COMMONWEALTH v. ROBINSON

430 Pa. 188 (1968)

Commonwealth v. Robinson, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

May 21, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. McComb, Jr., Charles R. Taylor, Jr., and Moorhead & Knox, for appellant.

Charles B. Watkins and Carol Mary Los, Assistant District Attorneys, and Robert W. Duggan, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS, May 21, 1968:

Oscar Robinson entered a guilty plea to a charge of murder. His February 15, 1965 guilty plea and degree of guilt hearing resulted in a verdict of murder in the second degree and a prison term of 7 to 15 years. This appeal is taken from the denial without hearing of his first Post Conviction Hearing Act petition.

In a commendably frank brief, the Commonwealth concedes that two statements obtained from appellant...

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