Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 10/19/1989

Commonwealth v. Hall

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565 A.2d 144
523 Pa. 75
1989 Pa. LEXIS 379

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finding no abuse of discretion in allowing the Commonwealth to question the defendant regarding his drug-dealing activities, as the evidence was relevant to the defendant’s motive
prosecution could question defendant and others about defendant’s past drug dealings to establish defendant’s revenge motive for killings of drug dealers who recently cheated defendant in large drug deal
prosecution could question defendant and others about defendant’s past drug dealings to establish defendant’s revenge motive for killing of drug dealers who recently cheated defendant in large drug deal
evidence of past drug dealings admissible to demonstrate motive for murder

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

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