Commonwealth v. Dixon

OPINION OF THE COURT

POMEROY, Justice.

Appellant Linda Joyce Dixon, charged with the murder of her infant son Christopher, moved pre-trial to suppress an oral statement given by her to the police which admitted her guilt. The motion was denied. Thereafter appellant was convicted of murder in the second degree in a trial before a judge sitting without a jury. Post-verdict motions, which again challenged the admissibility of appellant’s confession, were denied, and sentence of 6V2 to 13 years imprisonment was imposed. This appeal followed. We shall reverse and direct a new trial.

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