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Commonwealth v. Barnhart

Citations

  • 434 A.2d 191
  • 290 Pa. Super. 182
  • 1981 Pa. Super. LEXIS 3258

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  • evidence of prior crimes committed together with accomplices was admissible to explain the relationship between alleged co-conspirators
  • evidence of other crimes defendant committed with co-conspirator admissible to explain their relationship
  • although defendant was seated in his car while his companions committed a burglary, evidence that he had participated in three other burglaries immediately prior to the crime in question was relevant to show that defendant was not an innocent bystander

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Judges: Cercone, Shertz, Wieand

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