Swann v. Commonwealth

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• defendant bears burden of making objections to actions of Commonwealth and cannot rely on trial court to notice alleged error sua sponte
• “Swann, a high school graduate who had attended one semester of college, was no stranger to the judicial system.”
• “Swann, a high school graduate who had attended one semester of college, was no stranger to the judicial system.”
• “Swann, a high school graduate who had attended one semester of college, was no stranger to the judicial system.”
• \a police officer's misrepresentation during interrogation will not invalidate a confession unless it causes a suspect to make a - 8 - confession he otherwise would have withheld\

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