Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 4/18/1997

Commonwealth v. Washington

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692 A.2d 1018
547 Pa. 550
1997 Pa. LEXIS 767

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holding that it was proper to admit police officer's testimony that a named declarant 7 who witnessed a shooting where the declarant had been \in a very excited state\
holding that it was proper to admit police officer's testimony that a named declarant 7 who witnessed a shooting where the declarant had been \in a very excited state\
“[A]ny statement obtained within six hours of arrest, absent coercion or other illegality, is not to be suppressed.... ”
no violation of Duncan-Davenport rule where period of pre-arraignment interrogation did not exceed six hours
any error in admitting non-testifying co-defendant's confession was harmless where it was merely cumulative of eyewitness testimony, defendant's admission and corroborating physical evidence
any error in admitting non-testifying co-defendant’s confession was harmless where it was merely cumulative of eyewitness testimony, defendant’s admission and corroborating physical evidence

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Judges: Cappy, Castille, Consideration, Flaherty, Former, Newman, Nigro, Nix, Zappala

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