Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 11/18/2004

Commonwealth v. Fletcher

Citations

861 A.2d 898
580 Pa. 403
2004 Pa. LEXIS 2847

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holding that aggravating circumstances in capital penalty proceedings are not separate penalties or offenses to which the protection against double jeopardy applies
holding that witness presenting character evidence may be cross-examined about knowledge of a defendant’s prior convictions that refute good character testimony
holding that “a showing of voluntary intoxication can . . . reduce the crime of murder from first to third degree”
holding that “a showing of voluntary intoxication can ... reduce the crime of murder from first to third degree”
holding prosecutor’s comments during closing argument of murder trial were not improper when made in response to mitigation evidence presented by defendant
holding the Commonwealth, on cross-examination, may question the accused’s character witnesses regarding their knowledge of particular acts of misconduct by the accused to test the accuracy of the witnesses’ reputation evidence

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Judges: Cappy, Castille, Nigro, Newman, Saylor, Eakin, Baer

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