COM. v. FORMAN


404 Pa.Super. 376 (1991)

590 A.2d 1282

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Kenneth B. FORMAN, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed May 13, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stuart M. Golant, Towanda, for appellant.

Albert Ondrey, Asst. Dist. Atty., Towanda, for Com.

Before JOHNSON, HUDOCK and CERCONE, JJ.


JOHNSON, Judge.

We are asked to consider whether the corpus delicti rule, which prohibits criminal convictions based solely upon a confession of the accused, applies to proceedings involving summary offenses. We hold the rule applicable and accordingly reverse judgment of sentence and direct that the defendant be discharged.

At the conclusion of a trial de novo in the Court of Common Pleas of Bradford...

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