Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1977

Commonwealth v. Jackson

Commonwealth v. Jackson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided April 28, 1977 · Brien, Consideration, Eagen, Former, Jones, Manderino, Nix, Pomeroy, Roberts
470 Pa. 218; 368 A.2d 271; 1977 Pa. LEXIS 510

Commonwealth v. Jackson

Opinion of the Court

OPINION

PER CURIAM:

Judgment of sentence affirmed.

JONES, former C. J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this case. ROBERTS, J., filed a concurring opinion.

Concurring Opinion

ROBERTS, Justice,

concurring.

Appellant raises the following claims: (1) his admissions to the police after his arrest should have been suppressed because (a) they were obtained in violation of Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 86 S.Ct. 1602, 16 L.Ed.2d 694 (1966) and (b) they were involuntary; and (2) the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict of voluntary manslaughter.

*219His first claim has been waived because it was not raised in written post-trial motions. Commonwealth v. Blair, 460 Pa. 31, 331 A.2d 213 (1975). The record demonstrates that the second claim is without merit. Therefore, I agree that judgment of sentence should be affirmed.

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