Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 10/16/1974

Commonwealth v. Coleman

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458 Pa. 112
326 A.2d 387
74 A.L.R. 3d 954
1974 Pa. LEXIS 701

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recognizing that the present sense impression is not similar to an opinion rendered on the evidence presented at trial
permitting homicide victim’s mother to repeat statements victim made to her over the telephone describing defendant’s conduct relevant to claim of self-defense
“The practice in many courts, including those of this Commonwealth, has been to refer to the particular exception by the generic designation.”
present sense impression exception applied although declarations were made over telephone to absent listener
victim's statements to her mother on telephone, five minutes before her death, that defendant would not let her leave the apartment and that he was going to kill her admissible as present sense impression
victim’s statements to her mother on telephone, five minutes before her death, that defendant would not let her leave the apartment and that he was going to kill her admissible as present sense impression

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Judges: Jones, Eagen, O'Brien, Roberts, Pomeroy, Nix, Manderino, Robeets

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