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Commonwealth v. Adams

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Jul 17, 2012
48 A.3d 1230 (Pa. 2012)

Opinion

No. 135 MAL 2012.

2012-07-17

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. Shataan ADAMS, Petitioner.


Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court, No. 135 MAL 2012.

Prior report: Pa.Super., 39 A.3d 310.

ORDER


PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 17th day of July 2012, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issues, as stated by petitioner, are:

(1) Is the Fifth Amendment right against self[-]incrimination, and Article [I,] Section 9 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, implicated by testimony presented by the Commonwealth that the [sergeant] investigating a homicide stated that [petitioner] did not want to speak with the officer, followed by the [sergeant]'s testimony that he introduced himself as a police investigator, that he was investigating a homicide and [petitioner]'s name had come up?

(2) Is the Superior Court permitted, under prevailing law regarding the “harmless error” doctrine, to consider evidence that was contradictedby other evidence introduced by [petitioner]?


Summaries of

Commonwealth v. Adams

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Jul 17, 2012
48 A.3d 1230 (Pa. 2012)
Case details for

Commonwealth v. Adams

Case Details

Full title:COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. Shataan ADAMS, Petitioner.

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Date published: Jul 17, 2012

Citations

48 A.3d 1230 (Pa. 2012)

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