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Com. v. Reid

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Nov 4, 1977
379 A.2d 572 (Pa. 1977)

Opinion

Argued April 21, 1977.

Decided November 4, 1977.

Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas, Trial Division, Criminal Section, Philadelphia County, dated November 19, 1975 at No. 1326 April, 1974, James T. McDermott, J.

Nolan N. Atkinson, Jr., Philadelphia, for appellant.

F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, Dist. Atty., Steven H. Goldblatt, Asst. Dist. Atty., Chief, Appeals Div., Arthur H. James, Philadelphia, for appellee.

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


OPINION OF THE COURT


Appellant, Frank Reid, was convicted by a jury of murder in the first degree, criminal conspiracy, and possession of a prohibited offensive weapon. Post-verdict motions were denied. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder in the first degree, and to probation of five to ten years on the other convictions. The sentences were to run consecutively. This appeal from the judgment of sentence for murder followed. No appeal was taken from the conspiracy or possession of prohibited weapon convictions.

Appellant contends (1) that the evidence was insufficient to establish the crime of murder in the first degree, (2) that the evidence was insufficient to establish criminal conspiracy, (3) that prejudicial error occurred when a picture of a subway tunnel was introduced without any special precautionary instructions, and (4) that statements given to the police following his arrest should have been suppressed because of an unnecessary delay between arrest and arraignment. We have examined these issues and find them to be without merit.

Appellant also contends that the trial judge erred in not submitting to the jury the issue of voluntariness of the appellant's statements. This issue was not raised during the trial and has thus been waived. Commonwealth v. Clair, 458 Pa. 418, 326 A.2d 272 (1974).

Judgment of sentence affirmed.


Summaries of

Com. v. Reid

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Nov 4, 1977
379 A.2d 572 (Pa. 1977)
Case details for

Com. v. Reid

Case Details

Full title:COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Frank REID, Appellant

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Nov 4, 1977

Citations

379 A.2d 572 (Pa. 1977)
379 A.2d 572

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