State ex rel. Department of Highways v. Chappell

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• holding that the balancing of probative value and prejudice is generally better left for trial, but may be appropriate in some pretrial situations
• holding that the be balancing of probative value and prejudice is generally better left for trial, but may appropriate in some pretrial situations
• holding Rule 403 balancing test “should generally be deferred” until there is record developed at trial
• [n]oting that a fundamental precept of our criminal - 30 - J-A01007-21 jurisprudence is that the Commonwealth is entitled to prove its case by relevant evidence of its choosing[]
• explaining that Rule 403 is “trial-oriented rule”; balancing inquiry under Rule 403 is fact and context specific and normally dependent on evidence presented at trial; as such, Rule 403 rulings are generally deferred to trial
• noting Rule 403's balancing inquiry is \fact- and context-specific\ and \normally dependent on the evidence actually presented at trial\

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