Jones v. Commonwealth
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the trial court convicting Defendant of thirteen counts of robbery in the first degree, one count of assault in the first degree, and one count of burglary in the first degree, holding that there was no error in the proceedings below.
On appeal, Defendant asserted that the trial court erred by failing to provide him with conflict-free counsel and by admitting into evidence certain statements in violation of Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966). The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) there was no conflict of counsel under the facts of this case because the matters were not substantially related and because the Commonwealth nullified any risk of conflict; and (2) any error in the trial court's failure to suppress was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.
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