Attempted Murder of a Law Enforcement Officer • Use of Preliminary Hearing Testimony • Failure of Witness to Appear for Trial • Full and Fair Opportunity to Cross-Examine

Commonwealth v. Mitchell, PICS Case No. 16-1551 (Pa. Super. Dec. 8, 2016) Dubow, J. (7 pages).

The preliminary hearing testimony of a witness unavailable for trial was properly admitted where defendant had a full and fair opportunity to cross-examine the witness, at the preliminary hearing. Judgment of sentence affirmed.