Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 9/26/1990

Commonwealth v. Nieves

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582 A.2d 341
399 Pa. Super. 277
1990 Pa. Super. LEXIS 2863

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finding standard gonorrhea tests sufficiently similar to spermatozoa and blood alcohol tests to warrant admission of test results under business record exception
finding standard gonorrhea tests sufficiently similar to spermatozoa and blood alcohol tests to warrant admission of test results under business record exception
determining evidence that only provides an alternate source for the evidence of sexual abuse, without precluding the defendant’s guilt, is not admissible under the Rape Shield Law
evidence that merely provides an alternate source for the evidence of sexual abuse without precluding the defendant’s guilt is inadmissible
appellant conceded that he had \no idea of whether any relevant evidence would be secured by his proposed inquiry.\
appellant conceded that he had “no idea of whether any relevant evidence would be secured by his proposed inquiry.”

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Judges: Olszewski, Kelly, Johnson

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