Commonwealth v. Richman

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Nix,

Appellant Leroy Eichman was tried by a judge sitting without a jury and found guilty on charges of burglary and rape. After post-trial motions were denied, he was sentenced to from two to five years. On appeal, the Superior Court affirmed, per curiam. We granted allocatur limited to the issue whether there was a constitutional right to counsel at a pre-indictment lineup, and if so, whether that right was intelligently waived in this case.

Appellant was arrested at 9:30 A.M. on May 6th and taken to the 9th District Central Detective Division, lie signed a written…