Commonwealth v. Buford

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• holding that where the individual who performed autopsy is unavailable to testify, a qualified testifying expert is one whose testimony was based upon his own conclusions after his own independent review of the file
• trial court did not abuse its discretion in allowing detective to testify about his observation of witness’s demeanor
• facts stated out-of-court and recanted at trial can provide legally sufficient evidence to sustain a conviction
• “[T]he jury could have reasonably concluded that the weapon used by [Buford] to shoot the decedent was a revolver-type firearm, which [Buford] was not licensed to carry, in violation of [sections] 907 and 6106.”

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