Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 3/24/2004

Commonwealth v. Perez

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845 A.2d 779
577 Pa. 360
2004 Pa. LEXIS 585

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holding voluntary statements by accused, given more than six hours after arrest when accused has not been arraigned, no longer inadmissible per se; courts must examine totality of circumstances surrounding confession
holding voluntary statements by accused, given more than six hours after arrest when accused has not been arraigned, no longer inadmissible per se; courts must examine totality of circumstances surrounding confession
abrogating the Davenport/Duncan six-hour rule pertaining to prompt arraignment in favor of a totality-of-the-circumstances approach
cataloguing and discussing various of the limitations and exceptions to the six-hour prompt-arraignment rule

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Judges: Zappala, Cappy, Castille, Nigro, Newman, Saylor, Eakin, Former

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