Commonwealth v. Warfield

Opinion by

Mr. Justice O’Brien,

Barbara Warfield was indicted in Allegheny County for murder and voluntary manslaughter. Defendant’s counsel filed a pretrial motion to suppress her written statement given to police following her arrest, wherein she had admitted robbing and killing the victim. A hearing was held on September 11, 1964, before the Honorable Ralph H. Smith, who denied defendant’s motion to suppress her written confession.

Defendant was then arraigned, entered a plea of not guilty, and on November 16, 1964, came on for trial before the Honorable Edwin M. Clark, and a jury. *557After the…