COMMONWEALTH v. CROSBY


464 Pa. 337 (1975)

346 A.2d 768

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. James CROSBY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 30, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward A. Savastio, Upper Darby, for appellant.

Ralph B. D'Iorio, Asst. Dist. Atty., Chief, Appeals Div., Stephen J. McEwen, Jr., Dist. Atty., Media, for appellee.

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


OPINION OF THE COURT

JONES, Chief Justice.

Following a jury trial, appellant was convicted of assault to commit sodomy, sodomy, and murder in the second degree. The only direct evidence against appellant was his confession which had been the subject of an earlier suppression hearing. Appellant contends here that he was denied due process of law because the confession should have been suppressed as involuntarily and improperly obtained. After reviewing the...

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