Commonwealth v. Weakley

Dissenting Opinion by

FITZGERALD, J.:

¶ 1 In reversing the trial court’s well-reasoned order and opinion, the learned majority conducts a plenary review of the facts, rather than reviewing the decision for abuse of discretion as our standard of review requires. There is substantial support for the trial court’s finding that the relevant crimes were not sufficiently similar to warrant their admission as evidence in the instant trial. Hence, I dissent.

¶ 2 I re-emphasize that this Court may reverse the trial court’s rulings on the admissibility of evidence only if the trial court abused its…