397 Pa. Super. 167 - Commonwealth v. Zdrale’s Empirical Analysis

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8 state decisions

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1. “Q. And, did Mr. Smith talk about that gun? A. Yes. Q. What did he say to you? A. He says that if the shotgun wouldn’t do it that he was going to put on a jogging outfit and jog right past the guy and shoot him in the head. Q. Who was the guy he was talking about? A. State official. Q. Is that what he told you? A. Yeah. Q. When did he tell you that? A. On the way back to Greensburg. Q. Did Mr. Smith tell you anything else on the way back to Greensburg? A. Yes, he told me about who paid him. He told me that Bill Fiore paid him $5,000.00 and he gave it to Nick Zdrale to give to Brad and Brad felt that there was more money involved that Nick Zdrale took some of it. Q. Did he tell you what this money was being paid for? A. To kill this attorney. Q. He tell you why Mr. Fiore wanted this person killed? A. Yeah, he told me that this attorney testified against Bill Fiore. Q. What was the amount if you recall that he said he was paid? A. $5,000.00.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Commonwealth v. Zdrale