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COMMONWEALTH v. STAFFORD

451 Pa. 95 (1973)

Commonwealth v. Stafford, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

March 16, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nino V. Tinari, and Lorch, Ryan, Peruto, Vitullo & Tinari, for appellant.

Norris E. Gelman and Milton M. Stein, Assistant District Attorneys, James D. Crawford, Deputy District Attorney, Richard A. Sprague, First Assistant District Attorney, and Arlen Specter, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE NIX, March 16, 1973:

On December 5, 1969, Thomas Holley was found on the highway in the City of Philadelphia bleeding from the head and suffering from facial bruises. He related to police officers who came to his assistance that he had been robbed and beaten with a crowbar. Mr. Holley was taken to the hospital where he was treated and detained. Twenty-four hours later, against medical advice, Mr. Holley signed for his release. On December 9th...

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