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COM. v. WHITLEY

500 Pa. 442 (1983)

457 A.2d 507

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Ransome WHITLEY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 16, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Darryl A. Irwin, Philadelphia (Court-appointed), for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Chief, Appeals Div., Asst. Dist. Atty., Garold E. Tennis, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before ROBERTS, C.J., and NIX, LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, HUTCHINSON and ZAPPALA, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

This is an appeal from judgment of sentence of voluntary manslaughter following denial of post-trial motions after a jury trial for the shooting death of Donald Respes by appellant. Appellant argues that the suppression court erred in permitting the use of a statement he made to an off-duty police officer to whom he surrendered. Contending that this statement was the product...

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