409 Pa. Super. 168 - Commonwealth v. Cobb’s Empirical Analysis
1991
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
2
states following
April 2005
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Commonwealth v. Sneed · Commonwealth v. Evans · Commonwealth v. Hill · Commonwealth v. Carr · 369 Pa. Super. 340 - Commonwealth v. Gay
Most-quoted passages
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“[W]henever a prosecution witness may be biased in favor of the prosecution because of outstanding criminal charges or because of any non-final criminal disposition against him within the same jurisdiction, that possible bias, in fairness, must be made known to the jury. Even if the prosecutor has made no promises, either on the present case or on any other pending criminal matters, the witness may hope for favorable treatment from the prosecutor if the witness presently testifies in a way that is helpful to the prosecution.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“[Wjhenever a prosecution witness may be biased in favor of the prosecution because of outstanding criminal charges or because of any non-final criminal disposition against him within the same jurisdiction, that possible bias, in fairness, must be made known to the jury.... The jury may choose to believe the witness even after it learns of actual promises made or possible promises of leniency which may be made in the future, but the defendant, under the right guaranteed in the Pennsylvania Constitution to confront witnesses against him, must have the opportunity at least to raise a doubt in the mind of the jury as to whether the prosecution witness is biased....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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