COMMONWEALTH v. YOUNT


455 Pa. 303 (1974)

Commonwealth v. Yount, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

January 24, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis V. Sabino, with him Harry R. Ruprecht, and Harrison, King, Bowman, Sabino and Gillotti, for appellant.

John K. Reilly, Jr., District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS, January 24, 1974:

In October of 1966, a jury found appellant guilty of the crimes of murder in the first degree and rape. A sentence of life imprisonment was imposed. On appeal, this Court reversed the judgment of sentence and granted a new trial because appellant's rights, as mandated by Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 86 S.Ct. 1602 (1966), were violated. Commonwealth v. Yount,

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