COMMONWEALTH v. CHANEY


465 Pa. 407 (1975)

350 A.2d 829

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Michael CHANEY, Appellant (two cases).

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided November 26, 1975.

Rehearing Denied February 17, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E.J. O'Halloran, Philadelphia, for appellant.

F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, Dist. Atty., Steven H. Goldblatt, Asst. Dist. Atty., Chief, Appeals Div., Deborah E. Glass, Philadelphia, for appellee.

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


OPINION OF THE COURT

O'BRIEN, Justice.

Appellant, Michael Chaney, was tried by a judge and jury and found guilty of murder in the first degree and aggravated robbery. Post-trial motions were denied and appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment. Appellant filed this appeal and we reverse his judgment of sentence.

Appellant argues that the court erred in failing to suppress his confession. Chaney, age sixteen, was arrested September 8, 1972, at...

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