Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 7/19/2006

Commonwealth v. Mitchell

Citations

902 A.2d 430
588 Pa. 19
2006 Pa. LEXIS 1286

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explaining that “an erroneous ruling by a trial court on an evidentiary issue does not require us to grant relief where the error is harmless”
explaining that, in Commonwealth v. Wharton, 542 Pa. 83, 665 A.2d 458 (1995), this Court held “that the determining factor in whether convictions could be considered prior criminal convictions under Section 9711(e)(1
indicating that “[a]n error will be deemed harmless where the appellate court concludes beyond a reasonable doubt that the error could not have contributed to the verdict[]”
providing that the admission of evidence is within the sound discretion of the trial court, and we may reverse only upon a showing that the trial court clearly abused its discretion
indicating harmless error exists if the error did not prejudice the defendant or the prejudice was de minimis.
indicating harmless error exists if the error did not prejudice the defendant or the prejudice was de minimis

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Judges: Cappy, Castille, Gro, Newman, Saylor, Eakin, Baer, Former, Nigro

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