COMMONWEALTH v. EMERICK


434 Pa. 256 (1969)

Commonwealth v. Emerick, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

April 23, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony C. Troiano, 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., JONES, COHEN, EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS and POMEROY, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS, April 23, 1969:

Appellant and a codefendant were indicted for murder and voluntary manslaughter. Both entered pleas of not guilty and on March 26, 1962 a jury trial commenced. At trial, confessions of appellant* were introduced without objection, and at the end of the Commonwealth's case, appellant changed his plea to guilty of murder. The court accepted the plea...

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