Commonwealth v. Graham

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Eagen,

William Bussell Graham, fifty-four years of age, was indicted, tried and found guilty of first degree murder. In accordance with the jury’s recommendation, the court imposed a sentence of life imprisonment. A motion for a new trial was denied. This appeal is from the judgment of conviction and sentence.

The defendant’s only contention is that his conviction was secured and based solely upon oral, written and tape-recorded statements that he gave to the police; that these statements were obtained through duress and involuntarily made; that their admission into…