Commonwealth v. Patterson

OPINION OF THE COURT

O’BRIEN, Justice.

Appellant, Winfield C. Patterson, was convicted by a jury of three counts of murder of the first degree. Since the Commonwealth was seeking the death penalty, the jury further deliberated and found aggravating circumstances and no mitigating circumstances. Post-verdict motions were denied and appellant was sentenced to death. This direct appeal followed.

Appellant first argues that the suppression court erred in failing to suppress statements given to police. The facts are as follows.

On February 21, 1977, police discovered the bodies of Victor Soto, his…