Commonwealth v. Bradley

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Roberts,

After a jury trial in the Philadelphia Common Pleas Court, appellant George Bradley was found guilty of first degree murder. The jury fixed appellant’s penalty at death and after appellant’s post-trial motions were denied and sentence imposed, appellant pursued this appeal. Appellant raises four main contentions which we shall treat seriatim.

First, appellant contends that his arrest was made without probable cause and that his oral and written confessions, as tainted fruits of this allegedly unlawful arrest, were therefore improperly admitted into evi dence at Ms…