Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 11/17/1998

Commonwealth v. Gibson

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720 A.2d 473
553 Pa. 648
1998 Pa. LEXIS 2501

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holding that the test for custodial interrogation does not depend on the subjective intent of the police
holding that voluntary statements that are not responsive to any queries are admissible
holding that voluntary statements that are not responsive to any questions are admissible
repeating that “[i]t is well settled that a gratuitous utterance, unsolicited by the police, is admissible and that Miranda warnings are unnecessary under such circumstances”
observing that “[c]redibility determinations are strictly within the province of the finder of fact; therefore, an appellate court may not reweigh the evidence and substitute its judgment for that of the finder of fact.”
“Credibility determinations are strictly within the province of the finder of fact; therefore, an appellate court may not reweigh the evidence and substitute its judgment for that of the finder of fact.”

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Judges: Flaherty, Zapppala, Cappy, Castille, Nigro, Newman, Saylor

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