Young v. Commonwealth

I agree that evidence relating to three of the defendant’s “other crimes” was inadmissible during Young’s criminal trial. However, because I believe that the cautionary instructions were sufficient to cure any incidental prejudice that may have resulted from the inadvertent disclosure of these “other crimes,” I would hold that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in allowing the videotaped confession to be played to the jury. Accordingly, I would affirm both the conviction and the defendant’s resulting life sentence.

Initially, I would hold that Young’s confession that he used the…