Commonwealth v. Seabrook

OPINION OF THE COURT

POMEROY, Justice.

In this appeal from a conviction for voluntary manslaughter 1 the principal issue 2 is whether the appellant was deprived of a fair trial on the merits because of the conduct of the judge presiding at the suppression hearing. We find appellant’s argument to be without merit, and affirm.

I

At the suppression hearing, Detective Herbert Winston testified that he read the warnings required by Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 86 S.Ct. 1602, 16 L.Ed.2d 694 (1966) to appellant from a standard “Miranda card” and entered her answers on a standard interview sheet.…