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COMMONWEALTH v. GARNETT

458 Pa. 4 (1974)

Commonwealth v. Garnett, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

October 16, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Merrick, Public Defender, for appellant.

Timothy H. Knauer, Assistant District Attorney, with him F. Ned Hand and Robert S. Gawthrop, III, Assistant District Attorneys, and William H. Lamb, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS, October 16, 1974:

A jury convicted appellant of murder in the first degree and sentence of life imprisonment was imposed. Post-trial motions were denied and this appeal followed.* We affirm.

Appellant advances nine grounds for reversal; we find each unpersuasive. First and foremost it is argued that the confession introduced at trial should have been suppressed because involuntarily given. Viewing...

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