Commonwealth v. Seibert

NIX, Judge:

This is an appeal from the order of the Court of Common Pleas sitting en banc denying and dismissing appellant’s motions for a new trial and the arrest of judgment. Appellant had been charged with criminal homicide in connection with the shooting death of his wife and was found guilty of murder of the third degree after a jury trial.

Appellant’s first contentions is that the trial court committed reversible error when it refused appellant’s motion to suppress the incriminatory statements made by him to the police. Appellant’s evidence demonstrated that he . had been drinking…