Commonwealth v. Brown
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Commonwealth v. Brown, 989 A.2d 881 (Pa. 2009)
605 Pa. 320
Per Curiam
Commonwealth v. Brown
Opinion
ORDER
AND NOW, this 25th day of February, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED with respect to the following issues, rephrased for clarity:
(1) Whether Petitioner’s conviction supported solely by out-of-court statements recanted at trial violates the guarantees of due process provided by the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution or Article I, Section 1 of the Pennsylvania Constitution?
*321 (2) Whether codefendant Walker’s statements exculpating Petitioner constituted “statements against interest” and thus were admissible under Pa.R.E. 804(b)(3)?
Reference
- Full Case Name
- COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent, v. Dwayne BROWN, Petitioner
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- 1 case
- Status
- Published