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Commonwealth v. Jones

Citations

  • 378 A.2d 471
  • 250 Pa. Super. 98
  • 1977 Pa. Super. LEXIS 2551

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  • aggravated robbery is a crime involving serious moral turpitude and indicates propensity for dishonesty on defendant’s part
  • “Before allowing evidence of the appellant’s prior conviction to be introduced, the court below conducted an in camera hearing in order to inquire into the factors recited by the court in Bighum as relevant to such a decision.”

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Judges: Watkins, Jacobs, Hoffman, Cercone, Price, Van Voort Spaeth

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