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COMMONWEALTH v. SMITH

472 Pa. 414 (1977)

372 A.2d 761

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Benjamin SMITH, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 28, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vincent J. Ziccardi, Philadelphia, for appellant.

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

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

MANDERINO, Justice.

Appellant, Benjamin Smith, a seventeen year old juvenile, was convicted of voluntary manslaughter. Prior to trial, appellant moved to suppress three statements made by him to police. The first statement was made during interrogation which began about an hour after appellant's arrest, and which concluded about two hours after the arrest. The second statement was made during...

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