Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Cunningham
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 28, 1977No. 67 and 69PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
NIX, Justice.
On May 15, 1974, appellant was convicted of first degree murder and burglary in connection with the killing of a young housewife in suburban Harrisburg in May of 1972. Post-trial motions were filed and denied and the appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment.
Appellant raises three major issues on appeal to this Court: 1) whether the suppression judge erred as a matter of law in ruling that the June 13, 1973 signed confession of appellant was admissible at trial despite allegations that it was obtained as a result of coercion; 2) whether the June 13, 1973…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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3Cited by43 opinions
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