Court Opinion

ID: 9756354
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-28 21:25:15.427084+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:28:20.346909
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Dissenting Opinion by
Mr. Justice O’Brien:
I dissent from the opinion of the majority because I do not believe that the Miranda warnings given were adequate in that it was not made clear to appellant that counsel would be provided for him free of charge if he were indigent. The majority indicates that this Court’s views on that subject are fully explained in Commonwealth v. Ponton, 450 Pa. 40, 299 A. 2d 634 (1972), and the majority, therefore, does not discuss the issue further. My views are also fully explained in my dissenting opinion in Ponton and I dissent for the reasons stated in that dissenting opinion.
Mr. Justice Roberts joins in this dissent.