CRIMINAL LAW
First-Degree Murder • Brady Violation • Eyewitness Admission of Inconsistent or False Testimony • Sufficiency of Evidence
Commonwealth v. Ovalles, PICS Case No. 16-0987 (Pa. Super. July 25, 2016) Stevens, J. (18 pages).
No violation, per Brady v. Maryland, occurred where detectives or prosecutors prepared no written reports or notes with respect to interviews with a commonwealth witness other than the ones disclosed to the defense, such that the commonwealth could not have disclosed inconsistencies between the eyewitness' trial testimony and his prior statements to police and prosecutors, and the defense had the opportunity to cross-examine the eyewitness on the inconsistencies in his testimony. Judgment of sentence affirmed.
August 12, 2016 at 12:00 AM
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CRIMINAL LAW
First-Degree Murder • Brady Violation • Eyewitness Admission of Inconsistent or False Testimony • Sufficiency of Evidence
Commonwealth v. Ovalles, PICS Case No. 16-0987 (Pa. Super. July 25, 2016) Stevens, J. (18 pages).
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