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214 Pa. Super. 463

Commonwealth v. Sickler

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 13, 1969

Superior Court of Pennsylvania · decided 1969-06-13

Relies on Escobedo v. Illinois · Commonwealth v. Savage

Decided 1969-06-13

¶1Opinion by

Hoffman, J.,

¶2The instant case is a companion to Commonwealth v. Savage, 214 Pa. Superior Ct. 460, 257 A. 2d 654 (1969). Appellant was retried for burglary on October 4, 1965, with codefendant Savage, and found guilty by a jury.

¶3During the trial, oral admissions and a written confession made by appellant, while in police custody in 1952 and in violation of Escobedo v. Illinois, 378 U.S. 478 (1964), were introduced against appellant over appellant’s objections. The primary question raised in this appeal is whether it was error for the lower court to admit the oral statements and written confession into evidence.

¶4For the reasons stated in Commonwealth v. Savage, supra, we do not believe the lower court erred.

¶5Judgment affirmed.

Hannum, J., did not participate in the rendering of this decision.
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