Commonwealth v. Ball’s Empirical Analysis
1986
Citation profile
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Reilly v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority · Topelski v. Universal South Side Autos, Inc. · Commonwealth v. Valderrama · 244 Pa. Super. 474 - Rubinstein v. J. E. Kunkel Co. · 342 Pa. Super. 240 - McFarlane v. Hickman
Most-quoted passages
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“(1) has been discovered after the trial and could not have been obtained at or prior to the conclusion of the trial by exercise of reasonable diligence; (2) is not merely corroborative or cumulative; (3) will not be used solely for impeaching credibility of a witness; and (4) is of such a nature and character that a different verdict will likely result if a new trial is granted.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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