Commonwealth v. Rowe

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

Prior to trial, appellant filed a timely motion to suppress oral and written statements obtained from him by the police. 1 After a hearing, his motion was denied and his statements were introduced over objection at trial. A jury found appellant guilty of murder in the first degree, conspiracy, and two counts of aggravated robbery. Post-trial motions were denied and sentence imposed. On this direct appeal 2 from his conviction of murder in the first degree 3 and sentence of life imprisonment, appellant contends that his statements were erroneously admitted…