Case Name: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Reuben BRUNSON, Appellant
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1980-05-30
Citations: 489 Pa. 521
Docket Number: No. 321
Parties: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Reuben BRUNSON, Appellant.
Judges: Before EAGEN, C. J., and O’BRIEN, ROBERTS, NIX, LARSEN, FLAHERTY and KAUFFMAN, JJ.
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 489
Pages: 521–522

Head Matter:
414 A.2d 1013
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Reuben BRUNSON, Appellant.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Submitted April 22, 1980.
Decided May 30, 1980.
Reargument Denied September 8, 1980.
John S. DiGiorgio, Philadelphia, for appellant.
Robert B. Lawler, Chief, Appeals Division, Asst. Dist. Atty., Sarah B. Vandenbraak, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.
Before EAGEN, C. J., and O’BRIEN, ROBERTS, NIX, LARSEN, FLAHERTY and KAUFFMAN, JJ.

Opinion:
OPINION
LARSEN, Justice.
Appellant, Reuben Brunson, was convicted in a non-jury trial of murder of the third degree in the fatal beating of Crystal Hooks in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on December 19, 1976. Following the denial of post-trial motions, appellant was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of five to fifteen years. This direct appeal followed.
Appellant's sole contention is that two statements given by him to police should have been suppressed, and thus not introduced at his trial, because at the time the statements were given, appellant was in such poor condition mentally and physically as to render the statements involuntary.
After careful consideration of the record and briefs, we have found this issue to be without merit.
Judgment of sentence affirmed.