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COM. v. FORD

474 Pa. 480 (1977)

378 A.2d 1215

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Russell FORD, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 7, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Mark Perlstein, Philadelphia, for appellant.

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

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

OPINION

POMEROY, Justice.

Appellant Russell Ford was indicted on separate counts for murder, voluntary manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter in connection with the killing of Leon Williams on July 2, 1973, in Philadelphia. Appellant filed timely pre-trial motions to suppress certain statements given to the police and to quash the indictment. The suppression motion was granted after a hearing and the motion to...

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