Legal Opinion · Concurrence

D'ALESSANDRO v. Pennsylvania State Police

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 21, 2007No. 131 MAP 2005Published

1Concurrence

Justice SAYLOR,

concur.

While I agree with the majority that we should evaluate this license denial under the hearsay rules applicable in judicial proceedings,1 I would credit Appellee’s argument that the police report at issue contains double hearsay.

Before the administrative law judge, Appellee objected to the admission of the narrative portion of the police report, which included the characterization that the victim was Appellee’s “live-in girlfriend,” as well as the report’s reference to *519the victim’s address, on the basis they constituted “internal hearsay” within the report because the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Walker v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  2. Commonwealth v. LaichSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  3. Rox Coal Co. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  4. Commonwealth v. MaySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  5. D'Alessandro v. Pennsylvania State PoliceCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2005

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