Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 9/7/1994

Commonwealth v. Smith

Citations

647 A.2d 907
436 Pa. Super. 277
1994 Pa. Super. LEXIS 2806

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stating that a preliminary hearing is “a much less searching exploration into the merits of a case than a trial”
holding that the transcript by unavailable witness at preliminary hearing where no cross-examination took place was inadmissible where defense did not have ability to impeach or attack credibility and bias of only eye witness because Commonwealth faked to disclose prior record of witness
stating that a preliminary hearing is “a much less searching exploration into the merits of a case than a trial”
noting trial court precluded former preliminary hearing testimony of confidential informant (“CI”
admission of witness’s preliminary hearing testimony insufficient and prejudicial where evidence of bias could have been elicited if testimony were live
because issue of credibility important at trial, and because credibility not an issue at preliminary hearing, preliminary hearing testimony inadmissible because defendant did not have a \full and fair opportunity for cross-examination\

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Judges: Rowley, Kelly, Popovich

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