Todd v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. ““Where the intent with which a party performed an act is a disputed fact in a case or a material element of such a fact, declarations made by the party after, as well as before, such act, that indicate the intent with which he performed it, are admissible in evidence as an exception to the hearsay rule. However, such a declaration of intent is not admissible in the absence of proof of performance of the act to which it relates, * *”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Scruggs v. Commonwealth