COMMONWEALTH v. JOHNSON


470 Pa. 232 (1977)

368 A.2d 278

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Leonard JOHNSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided January 28, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nolan N. Atkinson, Jr., Philadelphia, for appellant.

F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, Dist. Atty., Steven H. Goldblatt, Asst. Dist. Atty., Chief, Appeals Div., Philadelphia, for appellee.

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


OPINION OF THE COURT

PER CURIAM:

Appellant in this submitted case was arrested on September 10, 1972, and charged with the shooting death of one Colbert Sloan. Subsequently, appellant was indicted for murder, weapons offenses, and conspiracy. A formal motion to suppress two inculpatory statements allegedly made by appellant while in police custody was heard and denied on November 17, 1972. On December 20, 1972, appellant entered a plea of guilty to murder...

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