Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Yale, E., Aplt.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 29, 2021No. 9 MAP 2020Published
1Opinion of the Court
[J-73-2020][M.O. – Donohue, J.] IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : No. 9 MAP 2020 : Appellee : Appeal from the Order of the Superior : Court dated 8/9/19 at No. 472 MDA : 2018 affirming the judgment of sentence v. : of the Luzerne County Court of : Common Pleas, Criminal Division, : dated 11/17/17 at No. CP-40-CR- : 0001152-2017 ERIC YALE, : : ARGUED: September 16, 2020 Appellant : DISSENTING OPINION JUSTICE SAYLOR DECIDED: April 29, 2021 The majority holds that, in criminal cases, the general bar against the admission of propensity evidence…
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- Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- United States v. SchefferSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Holmes v. South CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
- United States v. Richard C. HimelwrightCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- United States v. Danny Sellers and Terry RoachCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
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