Commonwealth v. Morris

Summary

The court affirmed the defendant’s convictions for murder and unlawful discharge of a firearm, holding that his recorded postarrest statement was admissible and that the prosecutor permissibly commented on omissions from his voluntary, post-Miranda statement. It also upheld the finding that the statutory telephone-call violation was unintentional and therefore did not require suppression. The court vacated the firearm-possession conviction under intervening law and denied relief under the court’s extraordinary review authority.