COM. v. ARROYO


555 Pa. 125 (1999)

723 A.2d 162

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Bryant ARROYO, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided January 21, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William C. Costopoulos, Lemoyne, Allen C. Welch, Clearfield, for Bryant Arroyo.

Randall L. Miller, Langhorne, Joseph C. Madenspacher, Lancaster, Susan E. Moyer, for the Com.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO and NEWMAN, JJ.


OPINION

CAPPY, Justice.

This is an appeal by allowance from the opinion and order of the Superior Court affirming the judgment of sentence of the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County. The primary issue in this matter is whether Bryant Arroyo's ("Appellant") right to counsel, as guaranteed by the Pennsylvania Constitution, was violated when the police refused to let an attorney speak with him following his waiver of his Miranda rights....

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