Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 6/5/1989

Commonwealth v. Steele

Citations

559 A.2d 904
522 Pa. 61
1989 Pa. LEXIS 248

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stating “circumstantial evidence is sufficient to sustain a conviction so long as the combination of the evidence links the accused to the crime beyond a reasonable doubt”
claim that identification of perpetrator tainted by newspaper photographs goes to weight and not admissibility
“There is a presumption in the law that the jury followed the instructions given by the trial judge[.]”
claim that identification of perpetrator tainted by newspaper photographs goes to weight and not admissibility
jury presumed to follow trial court’s instruc tions

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Judges: Nix, Larsen, Flaherty, McDermott, Zappala, Papadakos, Stout, Former

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