Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 3/23/1978

Commonwealth v. Hughes

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383 A.2d 882
477 Pa. 180
1978 Pa. LEXIS 875

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prosecutor’s comments in opening statement must be fair deductions from evidence expected to develop at trial
the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that a waiver of a constitutional right was knowing, voluntary and intelligent rests upon the Commonwealth
cautionary instruction cured prejudice of prosecutor’s remark implying that defendant threatened witnesses
defendant who initially stated that he didn’t know whether he wanted counsel later executed a valid waiver of right to counsel after police immediately stopped questioning, told him of his rights and allowed sufficient opportunity for him to decide
accused, with advice of parent, voluntarily waived right to counsel
uncounselled defendant may waive Miranda rights

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Judges: Eagen, O'Brien, Roberts, Pomeroy, Nix, Manderino, Larsen

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