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Commonwealth v. Chambers

Citations

  • 685 A.2d 96
  • 546 Pa. 370
  • 1996 Pa. LEXIS 2299

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  • holding that application of Section 9711(h) as amended did not deprive appellant of any constitutional right
  • holding that application of Section 9711(h) as amended did not deprive appellant of any constitutional right
  • holding trial court may properly refuse to excuse a juror for cause when the trial judge believes that the juror would be fair and impartial
  • stating that the decision of whether to permit a party to recall witnesses and present additional evidence is within the sound discretion of the trial court and will not be reversed absent an abuse of that discretion
  • finding no abuse of discretion where the trial court in a jury trial permitted the Commonwealth to recall a witness to correct his prior testimony
  • court may properly refuse to excuse a juror for cause when the trial judge believes that the juror would be fair and impartial

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Judges: Nix, Flaherty, Zappala, Cappy, Castille, Montemuro

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