Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 7/8/1982

Commonwealth v. Boyle

Citations

447 A.2d 250
498 Pa. 486
1982 Pa. LEXIS 554

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acknowledging that a defendant who testifies in one trial and thus waives his Fifth Amendment privilege cannot object to the admission of testimony at a later trial even where he does not testify
acknowledging that a defendant who testifies in one trial and thus waives his Fifth Amendment privilege cannot object to the admission of testimony at a later trial even where he does not testify
explaining, a “defendant’s presence in chambers and at sidebar is not required where he is represented by counsel”
nontestifying defendant's prior testimony was admissible as substantive evidence of guilt, but the defendant's \credibility as a witness was not in issue and therefore there was no basis for the allowance of evidence to demonstrate his unreliability as a witness\
nontestifying defendant’s prior testimony was admissible as substantive evidence of guilt, but the defendant’s “credibility as a witness was not in issue and therefore there was no basis for the allowance of evidence to demonstrate his unreliability as a witness”
admitting defendant’s testimony from his first trial at a subsequent trial where the defendant did not testify does not violate the Fifth Amendment right to remain silent because the constitutional privilege is waived

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Judges: Flaherty, Hutchinson, Larsen, McDERMOTT, Nix, O'Brien, Roberts

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