Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Rosen
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 25, 2012No. 50 MAP 2010PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ORIE MELVIN, Justice.
We granted allowance of appeal to consider whether the Commonwealth can use evidence obtained pursuant to a limit*308ed Fifth Amendment waiver, occasioned by a mental health defense in a defendant’s first trial as rebuttal in a subsequent trial where no mental health defense is presented. The issue arose after the Superior Court upheld the judgment of sentence of life imprisonment imposed for Appellant’s first-degree murder conviction following retrial. Upon review, we affirm the order of the Superior Court.
In the early morning hours of June 30, 2001, Appellant, Adam…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Estelle v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Minnesota v. MurphySupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Buchanan v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- New Jersey v. PortashSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Commonwealth v. Johnson, C., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
- Adam Rosen v. Superintendent Mahanoy SCICourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2020
- Gregury, J. v. Greguras, S.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
- Com. v. Murray, J.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2021
- Commonwealth v. ValcarelSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
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