Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 10/15/1987

Commonwealth v. Jermyn

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533 A.2d 74
516 Pa. 460
1987 Pa. LEXIS 818

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rejecting federal and state constitutional argu ments in favor of separate juries for guilt and penalty phases
defendant's equivocal response to police officer's accusation that defendant committed the crime was admissible since the response was not a tacit admission and the evasiveness of the answers could be utilized by the jury in determining credibility and drawing inferences therefrom
defendant’s equivocal response to police officer’s accusation that defendant committed the crime was admissible since the response was not a tacit admission and the evasiveness of the answers could be utilized by the jury in determining credibility and drawing inferences therefrom

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

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