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491 Pa. 605

Commonwealth v. Nelson

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 31, 1980

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · decided 1980-10-31

Decided 1980-10-31

¶1OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

¶2Appellant, Gary James Nelson, appeals from judgment of sentence entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, following conviction by a jury of murder of the second degree, robbery and violation of the uniform firearms act.

¶3Appellant raises five assignments of error, arguing: his confession was involuntary and coerced; admission of his co-defendant’s redacted extrajudicial statement violated his right to confront and cross-examine his accuser; his confession was admitted without establishment of the corpus delicti of robbery; his right to a fair trial was denied due to the district attorney’s allegedly improper closing comments; and the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict.

¶4After a thorough review of the briefs and record in this case, we have concluded appellant’s assignments of error are without merit.

¶5Judgment of sentence affirmed.

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