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690 A.2d 231

Commonwealth v. Sholcosky

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 19, 1997

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · decided 1997-03-19

Relies on Commonwealth v. Brady

Decided 1997-03-19

¶1ORDER

PER CURIAM.

¶2AND NOW, this 19th day of March, 1997, we Grant the Petition for Allowance of Appeal. This Court will consider the following issues on appeal:

¶31. Whether the Dr. Bindie’s statement in his written report concerning the time the fatal injury occurred constitutes a prior inconsistent statement pursuant to Commonwealth v. Brady, 510 Pa. 123, 507 A2d 66 (1986), and its progeny.

¶42. Whether a prior inconsistent statement of a non-party witness may be used as substantive evidence if the proponent of the prior statement does not question the witness in court concerning the statement.

¶5*2323. Whether a prior inconsistent statement in an expert -witness’s written report maybe argued as substantive evidence if the proponent of the expert’s statement does not question the witness in court concerning the statement.

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