Commonwealth v. Serge
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Lackawanna County
1Opinion of the Court
NEALON, J.,
The Commonwealth has filed a motion in limine which raises an issue of first impression in this Commonwealth: whether the prosecution may present a computer-generated animation as demonstrative evidence to illustrate the expert opinions of its forensic pathologist and crime scene reconstructionist as to how a fatal shooting allegedly occurred. Assuming that the Commonwealth satisfies the requirements of Pa.R.E. 401 and 901 by properly authenticating its animated exhibit as a fair and accurate depiction of its experts’ reconstruction of the relevant crime, the Commonwealth will be…
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