Commonwealth v. Roberson
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
PRICE, Judge:
Appellant was arrested at the age of seventeen and subsequently convicted of various offenses following a jury trial. Following denial of his post-trial motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment, appellant was sentenced. We affirm that judgment.
Appellant presents one issue which, if it had been properly preserved, would entitle him to a new trial, namely that his confession should have been suppressed because he was not given an opportunity, prior to waiving his Miranda rights, of consulting with an interested adult,1 in accordance with Commonwealth v. McCutchen, 463 Pa.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BlairSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth v. McCutchenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth v. SlaughterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Commonwealth v. WatersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Commonwealth v. GraceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Commonwealth v. RiniSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Commonwealth v. BlystoneSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- Commonwealth v. LynchSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Commonwealth v. SantanaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Commonwealth v. TeganoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
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