Crowe v. Commonwealth

Although I agree that the trial court erroneously permitted Roberts to testify to inadmissible hearsay, I dissent from the majority because I do not believe that the introduction of this evidence warrants the reversal of Crowe’s conviction.1

The majority opinion correctly notes that the Commonwealth’s case consisted exclusively of circumstantial evidence. This, however, did not preclude the Commonwealth from establishing a powerful case against Crowe. After examining the other evidence in the record, I do not believe that “there is a substantial possibility that the result would have been any…