Commonwealth v. Ware

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Roberts,

In January of 1967 appellee was convicted by a jury of voluntary manslaughter, aggravated robbery and conspiracy. Post-trial motions were then filed, appellee asserting that his confession was obtained in violation of his constitutional rights and therefore should not have been admitted at trial. The court en banc agreed with appellee and awarded him a new trial. The Commonwealth took this appeal and we affirm.

The facts surrounding the securing of appellee’s confession are as follows: On January 27, 1966, appellee was awakened early in the morning and taken by…