Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Ex Rel. George W. Craig v. James F. Maroney, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The gravamen of the petition for rehearing is that the court erred in concluding that there was no denial of the defendant Craig’s right to counsel. More particularly, as we view it, the issue presented is whether the right to counsel is denied when a confession is elicited outside the presence of counsel whose assistance has previously been invoked by the accused? As was found in our opinion filed June 30, 1965, 348 F.2d 22: (1) the accused had conferred with his attorney prior to confessing; (2) the accused was aware of his right to have his attorney available for further consultations; (3)…