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Commonwealth v. Foster

Citations

  • 624 A.2d 144
  • 425 Pa. Super. 61
  • 1993 Pa. Super. LEXIS 1280

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  • finding abuse of discretion, court noted statute does not prohibit videotaped confession in jury room but reason underlying statute prohibiting written confession in jury room is considered
  • “I am convinced the Rules Committee expressly included those written recordings of a person’s statements, i.e., trial transcripts and written confessions, because their character is markedly different from videotaped confessions (and oral confessions).”

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Judges: Popovich, Hudock, Hester

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