Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 9/22/1980

Commonwealth v. Davis

Citations

421 A.2d 179
491 Pa. 363
1980 Pa. LEXIS 782

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holding the Commonwealth established specific intent to kill through the evidence that the defendant shot unarmed victim
collecting cases holding that it is not reversible error for the trial court to hear inadmissible evidence
A judge, as fact-finder, is presumed to disregard inadmissible evidence and consider only competent evidence
‘‘[a] judge, as [fact finder], is presumed to disregard inadmissible evidence and consider only competent evidence’’
admission of prior record evidence is harmless error in bench trial since trial judge presumed to disregard inadmissible evidence
admission of evidence of prior convictions harmless error in bench trial since trial judge presumed to disregard inadmissible evidence

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

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