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COMMONWEALTH v. POWELL

459 Pa. 253 (1974)

328 A.2d 507

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Landrum Monroe POWELL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided November 20, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fremont J. McKendrick, Ebensburg, for appellant.

Caram J. Abood, Dist. Atty., Ebensburg, for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

Appellant, Landrum Monroe Powell, was convicted by a jury of murder in the first degree and sentenced to life imprisonment. In this direct appeal,1 Powell asserts three claims of error. First, he argues that his statements to the police should have been suppressed. Second, he alleges the court abused its discretion in failing to grant his motion...

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