# Commonwealth v. Triplett

> Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · May 13, 1975 · 462 Pa. 244

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9651472

## Case

- **Full name:** COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Lawrence TRIPLETT, Appellant
- **Court:** Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- **Decided:** May 13, 1975
- **Citations:** 462 Pa. 244; 341 A.2d 62; 1975 Pa. LEXIS 876
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Dissent by Eagen
- **Judges:** Jones, Eagen, O'Brien, Pomeroy, Nix, Manderino
- **Cited by:** 86 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

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- Full citator and citing cases: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9651472

## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- holding, in the lead opinion as described below, that under the Pennsylvania Constitution an accused could not be impeached with his prior voluntary, but suppressed, statements; abrogated by subsequent amendment
- holding confession obtained as the result of a violation of Miranda rights could not be used to impeach an accused's denial of guilt at trial

## Opinion text

EAGEN, Justice
(dissenting).
The trial in this case was nonjury. The evidence of guilt was overwhelming. Even assuming the trial court erred in permitting the appellant to be cross-examined concerning prior inconsistent statements which had been suppressed pretrial, I am convinced the error was harmless under the circumstances.

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