COM. v. ROMBERGER


474 Pa. 190 (1977)

378 A.2d 283

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. James Alan ROMBERGER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 7, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl B. Stoner, Jr., Harrisburg, for appellant.

Reid H. Weingarten, Deputy Dist. Atty., Harrisburg, for appellee.

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


OPINION OF THE COURT

NIX, Justice.

This is the third time that this Court has had occasion to consider this cause. We are now being asked to determine the effect of our earlier decisions upon the admissibility of a signed written statement of appellant that was elicited while he was in police custody following his arrest. Since we are of the view that the admission of this statement was in violation of our earlier directives and was contrary to the law of...

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