Commonwealth v. Romberger

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Nix,

This is a direct appeal from a conviction for first degree murder and a sentence of death imposed in accordance with the verdict of the jury. Appellant challenges the admissibility of statements made by him to investigating officers, allegedly taken without a previous warning of his right if indigent to the presence of counsel free of charge during the interrogation, as required by Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966). We agree and reverse the conviction.

The record shows that on November 4, 1965, the Harrisburg City Police received a missing person report…