Commonwealth v. Jones
Commonwealth v. Jones
Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Appellant, Tyrone Jones, was convicted by a jury of murder of the first degree, conspiracy and carrying firearms on a public street. Following the denial of post-verdict motions, a sentence of life imprisonment was imposed on the murder conviction. Prison sentences were also imposed on the conspiracy conviction (5-10 years) and the firearms conviction (2-4 years), these sentences to run concurrently to the life sentence, but consecutively
The sole argument advanced by Jones as the basis for reversal of the judgments and the grant of a new trial is that his confession should have been suppressed because it was obtained in violation of the rule requiring that a juvenile accused have an opportunity to consult with an interested and informed adult or counsel before waiving his constitutional rights.
A review of the record, however, indicates that this issue was not raised in post-verdict motions and, therefore, has not been properly preserved for appellate review. Commonwealth v. Mitchell, 461 Pa. 555, 337 A.2d 292 (1975); Commonwealth v. Bronaugh, 459 Pa. 634, 331 A.2d 171 (1975); Commonwealth v. Clair, 458 Pa. 418, 326 A.2d 272 (1974); Commonwealth v. Reid, 458 Pa. 357, 326 A.2d 267 (1974); Commonwealth v. Goodman, 454 Pa. 358, 311 A.2d 652 (1973).
Accordingly, the judgments of sentence are affirmed.
. Jones does not question whether the evidence was sufficient to warrant the jury’s findings of guilt; nonetheless an independent examination of the record indicates that the verdicts have ample support in the record.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Tyrone JONES, (two cases)
- Cited By
- 2 cases
- Status
- Published