Court Opinion

ID: 9735533
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 18:21:23.093239+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:26:59.616218
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*96Dissenting Opinion
by Weight, J.:
This appellant was convicted on May 11, 1965, after a jury trial at which he did not take the stand. His motions for new trial and in arrest of judgment were denied and sentence was imposed. He filed a direct appeal with this court and we affirmed the judgment of sentence. See Commonwealth v. Bonaparte, 208 Pa. Superior Ct. 397, 222 A. 2d 470. As clearly appears from the dissenting opinion of Judge Hoeeman in that case, the admissibility of appellant’s statement was expressly presented and decided adversely to Ms contention. On December 20, 1966, our Supreme Court refused to allow an allocatur. The matter is therefore res judicata. In the language of Section 4 of the Post Conviction Hearing Act, the issue has been “finally litigated”. Act of January 25, 1966, P. L. (1965) 1580, 19 P.S. 1180-4. I would affirm the order of Judge Buckingham for the court below.
Ervin, P. J., and Watkins, J., join in this opinion.