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Commonwealth v. Hammond

Citations

  • 454 A.2d 60
  • 308 Pa. Super. 139
  • 1982 Pa. Super. LEXIS 5927

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  • finding harmless error where the appellant admitted to shooting his wife and asked for a finding of voluntary manslaughter which he received
  • remoteness of 14 year-old conviction may outweigh its effectiveness as tool of impeaching character witnesses and may have served only to prejudice defendant
  • remoteness of 14 year-old conviction may outweigh its effectiveness as tool of impeaching character witnesses and may have served only to prejudice defendant

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Judges: Johnson, Montemuro, Montgomery

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