Little v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad

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• holding that an evidentiary hearing is not meant to function as a fishing expedition for any possible evidence that may support a petitioner’s speculative claims
• holding that “a motion [for a hearing on after-discovered evidence] must, at the very least, describe the evidence that will be presented at the hearing”
• holding that a newspaper “article contain[ed] allegations that suggest such evidence may exist, but allegations in the media, whether true or false, are no more evidence than allegations in any other out-of-court situation”
• stating that, Rule 720(C) “requires a motion for after-discovered evidence be filed promptly upon the discovery of such evidence”
• explaining that a defendant must “clearly articulate in his motion what evidence he would present to meet the [after-discovered evidence] test”
• reiterating that, “[facts] cannot - 12 - J-A29012-24 consist of what one hears on the news” (citation omitted)

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