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Commonwealth v. McCrackenCommonwealth v. McCracken

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Mar 26, 1990
Appeal 51 E.D. Appeal Dkt.1989
Reporters:
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Before:
Nix

Dissenting Opinion

NIX, Chief Justice,

dissenting.

Evidence of an admission by ‍‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‍an alleged co-conspirator of his commission of the specific crime for which a defendant is charged ‍‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‍is not merely cumulative of a general defense *333theory implicating the co-conspirator in other similar crimes. See Commonwealth v. ‍‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‍Tervalon, 463 Pa. 581, 345 A.2d 671 (1975). The after-discovered evidence here would be likely to change the ‍‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‍result of this case in light of the conflicting evidence presented at trial. I, therefore, dissent.






Lead ‍‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‍Opinion

ORDER

PER CURIAM:

Order affirmed.

NIX, C.J., files a dissenting opinion.

Case Details

Case Name: Commonwealth v. McCracken
Court Name: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Date Published: Mar 26, 1990
Citations: 572 A.2d 2; 524 Pa. 332; 1990 Pa. LEXIS 85; Appeal 51 E.D. Appeal Dkt.1989
Docket Number: Appeal 51 E.D. Appeal Dkt.1989
Court Abbreviation: Pa.
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