COM. v. VERTICELLI


451 Pa.Super. 22 (1996)

678 A.2d 379

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. William VERTICELLI, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed May 31, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theodora Gaitas, Asst. Public Defender, Doylestown, for appellant.

Stephen B. Harris, Asst. Dist. Atty., Warrington, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before McEWEN, President Judge, CAVANAUGH, J., CIRILLO, President Judge Emeritus, and DEL SOLE, BECK, TAMILIA, POPOVICH, JOHNSON and HUDOCK, JJ.


BECK, Judge:

The issue in this case is whether the Commonwealth satisfied the corpus delicti rule so as to permit the admission of appellant's statements to police. In affirming the judgment of sentence, we consider the rule, its purpose and its impact.

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