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Com. v. Pyatt

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Mar 23, 1978
477 Pa. 162 (Pa. 1978)

Opinion

Argued January 13, 1977.

Decided March 23, 1978.

Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Trial Division, Criminal Section, imposed on indictment No. 532, May Sessions, 1975, Edwin S. Malmed, J.

Charles W. Gross, George A. Bachetti, Philadelphia, for appellant.

F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, Dist. Atty., Steven H. Goldblatt, Asst. Dist. Atty., Chief, Appeals Div., Eric B. Henson, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

Before EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX and MANDERINO, JJ.


OPINION OF THE COURT


Appellant raises two issues. First, he contends that his extrajudicial statements were inadmissible because the Commonwealth failed to prove a corpus delicti for murder. This issue is waived because appellant did not raise it in written post verdict motions, Pa.R.Crim.P. 1123(a), Commonwealth v. Blair, 460 Pa. 31, 33, n. 1, 331 A.2d 213, 214, n. 1 (1975). Second, appellant contends the evidence was insufficient to sustain the verdict. After thorough review of the record, we find this claim to be without merit.

Judgment of sentence affirmed.

JONES, former C. J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this case.


Summaries of

Com. v. Pyatt

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Mar 23, 1978
477 Pa. 162 (Pa. 1978)
Case details for

Com. v. Pyatt

Case Details

Full title:COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Isaac PYATT, Appellant

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Mar 23, 1978

Citations

477 Pa. 162 (Pa. 1978)
383 A.2d 873

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