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Commonwealth v. Harris
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Philadelphia Criminal Defense Blog
PA Supreme Court: Commonwealth May Not Use Hearsay Alone to Prove Identity of Perpetrator at Preliminary Hearing
Philadelphia Criminal Defense Attorney Zak T. Goldstein, Esq. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has decided the case of Commonwealth v. Harris, holding that the Commonwealth may not meet its burden of…
Philadelphia Criminal Defense Blog
PA Superior Court: Hearsay Alone Insufficient at Preliminary Hearing to Prove Defendant in Particular Committed Crime
Criminal Defense Lawyer Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire The Pennsylvania Superior Court has decided the case of Commonwealth v. Harris, holding that the Commonwealth must present admissible non-hearsay evidence at a preliminary hearing…
EvidenceProf Blog
Blue Kentucky Girl: Kentucky Court Finds That Witness’ Incompetence Extends To Her Hearsay Statements
By Colin Miller
The recent opinion of the Court of Appeals of Kentucky in Harris v. Commonwealth, 2009 WL 350615 (Ky.App. 2009), reveals that if a witness is incompetent to testify at trial,…
EvidenceProf Blog
Polygraph Results Unlikely To Form Basis For Brady Violation in Pennsylvania Case
By Colin Miller
Calvin Harris was convicted of murdering his wife Michele in June in Pennsylvania. Since this conviction, there have been several twists and turns in the case, including a farmer, Kevin…