Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1996

Commonwealth v. Byrne

Commonwealth v. Byrne
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided December 11, 1996
687 A.2d 814; 546 Pa. 585; 1996 Pa. LEXIS 2434 (Atlantic Reporter, Second Series)

Commonwealth v. Byrne

Opinion of the Court

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 11th day of December, 1996, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal in the above-captioned case is hereby GRANTED, limited to the following issue:

Did the Superior Court err in holding that the admission of hearsay testimony which revealed ill will and malice by the Petr towards the decedent was harmless error in direct violation of this Court’s opinion in Commonwealth v. Myers, 530 Pa. 396, 609 A.2d 162 (1992)?

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