Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 3/14/1994

Commonwealth v. Toro

Citations

638 A.2d 991
432 Pa. Super. 383
1994 Pa. Super. LEXIS 626

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recognizing that conflict of interest may arise if counsel reveals privileged communications of former client
stating that evidence that the defendant “use[d] different names during his contacts with police … was relevant to the issue of [his] consciousness of guilt”
stating, “prosecutor [properly] elicited information regarding appellant’s use of different names during his contacts with the police … [because e]vidence of this type was relevant to the issue of appellant’s consciousness of guilt[]”
“Appellant and Mr. Cartagena were thereafter charged [with several drug offenses] ... and Appellant was convicted of those offenses.”
\Appellant and Mr. Cartagena were thereafter charged [with several drug offenses] . . . and Appellant was convicted of those offenses.\
mere references in testimony to defendant’s contacts with police not prejudicial

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Judges: Cirillo, Elliott, Brosky

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