Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1977

Commonwealth v. Vernon

Commonwealth v. Vernon
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided June 3, 1977 · Brien, Eagen, Former, Jones, Manderino, Nix, Pomeroy, Roberts
473 Pa. 60; 373 A.2d 750; 1977 Pa. LEXIS 691

Commonwealth v. Vernon

Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

PER CURIAM:

Appellant appeals from the judgment of sentence of murder of the third degree and asserts the following errors:

1) Failure of the trial judge to recuse himself from the case;

2) Failure to sustain demurrers to counts of murder of the first and second degree;

3) Failure to give a requested instruction on voluntary manslaughter in addition to the instruction on voluntary manslaughter given by the court;

4) Error in permitting a suppression hearing to be held in chambers after trial had commenced; and

5) Failure to suppress statements used to impeach appellant’s testimony at trial.

A review of the record reveals that appellant’s claims are without merit.

Judgment of sentence affirmed.

JONES, former C. J., did not participate in the decision of this case.

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