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Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 9/23/2002

Commonwealth v. Smith

Citations

  • 808 A.2d 215
  • 2002 Pa. Super. 302
  • 2002 Pa. Super. LEXIS 2678

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  • holding that while evidence from “the fruit of a poisonous tree” was suppressed, that same evidence obtained from an independent source (investigation) was admissible
  • upholding denial of suppression motion even where the second investigator relied on the first investigator's report and criminal complaint
  • upholding denial of suppression motion even where the second investigator relied on the first investigator’s report and criminal complaint
  • finding the evidence sufficient for a homicide by vehicle while DUI conviction where the evidence showed that the defendant, while driving drunk, crossed over the center line and collided with the victim on the fog line, causing the victim’s death
  • “If there is sufficient evidence of record to support the suppression court’s ruling and that court has not misapplied the law, we will not substitute our credibility determination for that of the suppression court judge.”
  • “In determining whether the evidence is so remote that the prejudicial effect outweighs the probative value, the court has no fixed standard on which to rely, but must instead consider the nature of the crime, the evidence being offered, and all attendant circumstances.”

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Judges: Johnson, Joyce and Hester

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