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← 297 Pa. Super. 308 - Commonwealth v. Harris

297 Pa. Super. 308 - Commonwealth v. Harris’s Empirical Analysis

1982

Citation profile

3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
November 1983
most recently cited

3 state decisions

Relationships

Relies on Miranda v. State of Arizona Vignera · Edwards v. Arizona · Beck v. State of Ohio · Commonwealth v. Jones · Commonwealth v. Powers

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  1. “Such a reference does not automatically require a new trial. Instead, a new trial is only necessitated where an improper comment was not curable by curative instruction or where it is curable but such was not given and the trial court and trial counsel could not reasonably conclude that such would reinforce the inference. In the context of this current case, we find that a curative instruction could have negated the inference, but instead counsel failed to request such instruction, possibly concluding reasonably that such would reinforce the inference. Commonwealth v. Bunting, 284 Pa.Superior Ct. 444, 426 A.2d 130 (1981). As appellant did not request a curative instruction, he may not on this appeal complain of prejudi cial error. Commonwealth v. Humphreys, 267 Pa.Superior Ct. 318, 406 A.2d 1060 (1979).”
    1 later decision quote this exact passage

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