2005 Pa. Super. 72 - Commonwealth v. Barnes’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 10 state decisions

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1. “A motion in limine is a procedure for obtaining a ruling on the admissibility of evidence prior to or during trial, but before the evidence has been offered. Such a ruling is similar to that upon a motion to suppress evidence... .We apply an evidentiary abuse of discretion standard to the denial of a motion in limine. Questions concerning the admissibility of evidence lie within the sound discretion of the trial court, and we will not reverse the court’s decision on such a question absent a clear abuse of discretion.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2005 Pa. Super. 206 - Commonwealth v. Maloney

2. “[o]nce the trier of fact finds that there was an agreement and the [defendant] intentionally entered into the agreement, that [the defendant] may be liable for the overt acts committed in furtherance of the conspiracy regardless of which co-conspirator committed the act.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Com. v. Reed, S.