COMMONWEALTH v. DUTTON


453 Pa. 547 (1973)

Commonwealth v. Dutton, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

July 2, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles A. Lord and John B. Day, for appellant.

Milton M. Stein, Assistant District Attorney, with him James J. Wilson, Assistant District Attorney, James D. Crawford, Deputy District Attorney, Richard A. Sprague, First Assistant District Attorney, and Arlen Specter, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before JONES, C.J., EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX and MANDERINO, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE MANDERINO, July 2, 1973:

Appellant, Joseph Dutton, was convicted of murder in the first degree, burglary and aggravated robbery on January 28, 1970, following a jury trial. Post-trial motions were denied. A sentence of life imprisonment was imposed on December 1, 1971, and this appeal followed.

Prior to trial, appellant requested the suppression of an inculpatory statement allegedly given by the appellant even though he refused to sign...

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