Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Hardy
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 15, 1966No. Appeal, 109PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Jones,
Donald Hardy, 1 defendant, was arrested for allegedly killing with a gun Anthony Bishop, 33 years of age, who was found in an automobile on Odessa Way near Lincoln Avenue in the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at 12:02 a.m., December 24, 1964. Police interrogated Hardy for approximately four and one-half hours on December 24, 1964, for fifteen minutes on Christmas day, and for three more hours on December 26, 1964, before he orally confessed to the slaying. Shortly thereafter on December 26th, Hardy signed a written admission of the crime, and, on December 27,…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Johnson v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Commonwealth v. CoyleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- State v. SchotlSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1971
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