Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 5/30/1980

Commonwealth v. Cruz

Citations

414 A.2d 1032
489 Pa. 559
1980 Pa. LEXIS 660

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holding content of police radio call did not constitute hearsay where Commonwealth introduced call to explain police conduct and not to prove truth of content of tape
holding content of police radio call did not constitute hearsay where Commonwealth introduced call to explain police conduct and not to prove truth of content of tape
Pointing out that contents of a police radio call are admissible as an out-of-court statement offered to explain the officer’s course of conduct
prosecution permitted to admit prior consistent statement, in its entirety, where defense had first employed portions of it in an effort to impeach the prosecution's witness
prosecution permitted to admit prior consistent statement, in its entirety, where defense had first employed portions of it in an effort to impeach the prosecution’s witness
sufficient evidence to uphold finding of voluntariness — four Commonwealth witnesses testified appellant did not appear intoxicated

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Judges: Eagen, Flaherty, Kauffman, Larsen, Nix, O'Brien, Roberts

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