Endangering Welfare of a Child • Evidence of Motive • Admission of Full Statement Against Interest • Suppression of Statements Given Without Attorney
Commonwealth v. McClure, PICS Case No. 16-1013 (Pa. Super. Aug. 8, 2016) Stabile, J. (15 pages).
The trial court erred when it permitted the commonwealth, in proving its emotional stress-induced motive theory, to elicit testimony regarding incidents that occurred several years after the alleged crime. Judgment of sentence vacated; case remanded for new trial.
