Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Zakrzewski
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 18, 1975No. 504PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
POMEROY, Justice.
On July 16, 1972, appellant, Edward Zakrzewski, was charged with the murder of one John Higgins. Upon the return of an indictment for the crime, appellant entered a plea of not guilty and moved for the suppression of a confession which he had given the police subsequent to his arrest. Concluding that the confession had been voluntarily made, the suppression court denied the motion. Appellant then, upon the advice of counsel, withdrew his plea of not guilty and entered a plea of guilty to murder generally. This plea was conditioned upon his right to…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
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- Commonwealth v. AlvaradoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
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3Cited by72 opinions
- Commonwealth v. RobertsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
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