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COM. v. JOHNSON

474 Pa. 410 (1977)

378 A.2d 859

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Raymond R. JOHNSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 28, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Chronister, Public Defender, York, for appellant.

Donald L. Reihart, Dist. Atty., York, for appellee.

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

OPINION

PACKEL, Judge.

The potential use or abuse of redaction1 to permit the use of confessions of co-defendants in a joint criminal trial was pointed out in Bruton v. United States, 391 U.S. 123, 88 S.Ct. 1620, 20 L.Ed.2d 476 (1968). Counsel for the appellant refers to the absence in this jurisdiction of appellate authority dealing with redaction, and asks the Court to hold that redaction...

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