Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 6/19/2001

Commonwealth v. Rivera

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773 A.2d 131
565 Pa. 289
2001 Pa. LEXIS 1260

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holding that, even assuming admission of co-defendants’ statements violated Bruton, any error was harmless in light of the overwhelming evidence of the defendant’s guilt
concluding the evidence was sufficient to establish deliberation and specific intent to kill where the defendant shot his victim four times, and each shot required a pull of the trigger
“[t]he Commonwealth may also argue at the penalty phase that a defendant showed no sympathy or remorse, so long as it is not an extensive tirade.”
erroneous admission into evidence of co-defendants' confessions was harmless error where other properly admitted evidence, including defendant's own confession, was overwhelming
erroneous admission into evidence of co-defendants’ confessions was harmless error where other properly admitted evidence, including defendant’s own confession, was overwhelming
“Under the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment, a criminal defendant has a right to confront witnesses against him [or her].”

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Judges: Flaherty, Zappala, Cappy, Castille, Nigro, Newman, Saylor

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