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COMMONWEALTH v. JORDAN

451 Pa. 275 (1973)

Commonwealth v. Jordan, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

March 16, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald J. Goldberg, for appellant.

Maxine J. Stotland, Assistant District Attorney, with her Milton M. Stein, Assistant 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 and MANDERINO, JJ.

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

The sole question on this appeal is the adequacy of the warnings relative to his right to counsel, given to appellant on three separate occasions prior to his oral and written confessions.1 He was advised that he could consult a lawyer of his choice before interrogation, and that the lawyer could be present during interrogation. He was then told, "If you cannot afford to hire a lawyer and...

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