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Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1977

Commonwealth v. Collier

Commonwealth v. Collier
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided June 3, 1977 · Brien, Consideration, Eagen, Former, Jones, Manderino, Nix, Pomeroy, Roberts
473 Pa. 12; 373 A.2d 454; 1977 Pa. LEXIS 672

Commonwealth v. Collier

Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

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 dissenting opinion in which MANDERINO, J., joins.

Dissenting Opinion

ROBERTS, Justice,

dissenting.

I dissent, Appellant’s statements were admitted in violation of Pa.R.Crim.P. 130; see Commonwealth v. Cherry, 457 Pa. 201, 321 A.2d 611 (1974); Commonwealth v. Futch, 447 Pa. 389, 290 A.2d 417 (1972). I would there*13fore reverse the judgment of sentence and grant appellant a new trial.

MANDERINO, J., joins in this dissenting opinion.

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