Commonwealth v. Weakley

OPINION BY

STEVENS, J.:

¶ 1 The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania files this consolidated appeal1 from the pre-trial order2 entered in the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas, which granted defense motions in limine by Ap-pellees Paul R. Weakley (“Weakley”) and Hugo M. Selenski (“Selenski”) to exclude evidence of subsequent other crimes from admission at their criminal homicide trial. Because we find the other crime so distinctive in its manner of execution and so similar to the charged crime as to be admissible for the purpose of showing identity, we reverse.

Facts Related to Homicides

¶ 2 The…