[DOWNLOAD] "Commonwealth Pennsylvania v. Anthony Edward Brady" by at Jackson Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee " eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Commonwealth Pennsylvania v. Anthony Edward Brady
- Author : at Jackson Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
- Release Date : January 26, 1986
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 75 KB
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We granted the Commonwealths petition for allowance of appeal to reconsider this Courts long-standing rule that prior inconsistent statements of a non-party witness at trial cannot be used as substantive evidence to prove the truth of the matters asserted therein but may only be used for the limited purpose of impeaching the credibility of the witness. We now discard this antiquated rule and hold that such statements may be used as substantive evidence where the declarant is a witness at trial and available for cross-examination.