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Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 10/19/1988

Commonwealth v. Donahue

Citations

  • 549 A.2d 121
  • 519 Pa. 532
  • 1988 Pa. LEXIS 260

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  • explaining that, for the purpose of proving absence of accident through bad acts that are not “strikingly similar,” the Commonwealth must show that “a similar result obtained in both cases”
  • explaining that, for the purpose of proving absence of accident through bad acts that are not “strikingly similar,” the Commonwealth must show that “a similar result obtained in both cases”
  • admitting evidence that defendant had previously abused another child “as probative” of whether the injuries the child suffered in the case on trial were accidental, as the defendant claimed
  • admitting evidence that defendant had previously abused another child “as probative” of whether the injuries the child suffered in the case on trial were accidental, as the defendant claimed
  • admitting evidence that defendant had previously abused another child “as probative” of whether the injuries the child suffered in the case on trial were accidental, as the defendant claimed
  • affirming holding in Commonwealth v. Shively, 424 A.2d 1257 (Pa. 1981), that remoteness in time between distinct offenses is factor to consider in determining whether admission of evidence of prior crime tends to show that same person committed both crimes

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Judges: Nix, Larsen, Flaherty, McDermott, Zappala, Papadakos

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