COM. v. WIKE


269 Pa.Super. 141 (1979)

409 A.2d 104

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Carl Bruno WIKE, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed August 31, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Duffy, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Lee Ruslander, Assistant District Attorney, West Chester, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before WIEAND, NIX and WEKSELMAN, JJ.


WIEAND, Judge:

Carl Bruno Wike appeals from the judgment of sentence entered following his conviction of first degree murder. He contends (1) that his oral and written statements should have been suppressed because they were the products of coercion; and (2) that trial counsel was ineffective for failing to take various actions calculated to protect appellant's rights.

The evidence adduced at trial revealed a rather bizarre incident in which appellant took...

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