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Commonwealth v. Hamilton

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 22, 1972No. Appeal, 130PublishedCited by 216 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mb. Justice Nix,

On November 19, 1965, Budolph Frazier was found shot to death in the City of Philadelphia. Initial police investigation led authorities to believe that Leonard Curtis Hamilton was the principal suspect and a warrant was obtained for his arrest. Subsequently, Hamilton was found to be incarcerated in Spartansburg, South Carolina, having been charged with robbery and murder in that jurisdiction. On November 30, 1965, Sergeant Francis Brennan of the Philadelphia Police Department went to Spartansburg to interview Hamilton. After obtaining his statement, Sergeant Brennan…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. United States v. MarionSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Klopfer v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Cooper v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  5. Smith v. HooeySupreme Court of the United States · 1969

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3Cited by216 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. DeversSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  2. Commonwealth v. RigginsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  3. Commonwealth v. PrestonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  4. Commonwealth v. MayfieldSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  5. Commonwealth v. MitchellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977

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