Com. v. Cooke

6 Citing cases

  1. Com. v. Randall

    515 Pa. 410 (Pa. 1987)   Cited 95 times
    Holding that a conviction for an offense involving dishonesty or false statement may be used to impeach the credibility of a defendant who chooses to testify

    per curiam, 501 Pa. 393, 461 A.2d 794 (1983); Commonwealth v. Whitner, 278 Pa. Super. 175, 420 A.2d 486 (1980); Commonwealth v. Woods, 275 Pa. Super. 392, 418 A.2d 1346 (1980); Commonwealth v. Washington, 274 Pa. Super. 560, 418 A.2d 548 (1980); Commonwealth v. Dombrauskas, 274 Pa. Super. 452, 418 A.2d 493 (1980); Commonwealthv. Stafford, 272 Pa. Super. 505, 416 A.2d 570 (1979); Commonwealth v. Herman, 271 Pa. Super. 145, 412 A.2d 617 (1979); Commonwealth v. Epps, 270 Pa. Super. 295, 411 A.2d 534 (1979); Commonwealth v. Henson, 269 Pa. Super. 314, 409 A.2d 906 (1979); Commonwealth v. Cooke, 267 Pa. Super. 34, 405 A.2d 1290 (1979). Commonwealth v. Ashmore, 266 Pa. Super. 181, 403 A.2d 603 (1979); Commonwealth v. Golson, 263 Pa. Super. 143, 397 A.2d 441 (1979); Commonwealth v. Vickers, 260 Pa. Super. 479, 394 A.2d 1027 (1978); Commonwealth v. Vickers, 260 Pa. Super. 469, 394 A.2d 1022 (1978); Commonwealth v. Johnston, 258 Pa. Super. 429, 392 A.2d 869 (1978); Commonwealth v. Connor, 258 Pa. Super. 246, 392 A.2d 776 (1978); Commonwealth v. Quartman, 253 Pa. Super. 460, 385 A.2d 429 (1978); Commonwealth v. Rompilla, 250 Pa. Super. 139, 378 A.2d 865 (1977); Commonwealth v. Bryant, 247 Pa. Super. 386, 372 A.2d 880 (1977); Commonwealth v. Flores, 247 Pa. Super. 140, 371 A.2d 1366 (1977); Commonwealth v. Campbell, 244 Pa. Super. 505, 368 A.2d 1299 (1976); Commonwealth v. Smith, 240 Pa. Super. 212, 361 A.2d 862 (1976), rev'd.

  2. Com. v. West

    468 A.2d 503 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1983)   Cited 2 times

    Id., 424 Pa. at 553-554, 227 A.2d at 629 (emphasis in original) (citation omitted). See also: Commonwealth v. Allen, supra 501 Pa. at 530, 462 A.2d at 627; Commonwealth v. Rolon, 486 Pa. 573, 406 A.2d 1039 (1979); Commonwealth v. Weaver, 274 Pa. Super. 593, 418 A.2d 565 (1980); Commonwealth v. Cooke, 267 Pa. Super. 34, 405 A.2d 1290 (1979). It is not necessary that a real danger of prosecution exist.

  3. Com. v. Davis

    308 Pa. Super. 398 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1982)   Cited 6 times

    Commonwealth v. Cristina, 481 Pa. 44, 391 A.2d 1307 (1978). "Such declarations must be made `under circumstances that provide considerable assurance of their reliability in order to be admissible as exceptions to the hearsay rule.' Commonwealth v. Cooke, [267] Pa.Super. [34, 40], 405 A.2d 1290, 1292 (1979). See also, Chambers v.Mississippi, 410 U.S. 284, 300, 93 S.Ct. 1038, 1048, 35 L.Ed.2d 297 (1973); Commonwealth v. Lewis, 472 Pa. 235, 372 A.2d 399 (1977); Nash, supra; Commonwealth v. Fishel, 251 Pa. Super. 528, 380 A.2d 906 (1977).

  4. Commonwealth v. Hutchinson

    290 Pa. Super. 254 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1981)   Cited 30 times
    In Hutchinson we affirmed a decision of the lower court that a disclosure made to an investigator from the public defender's office should be afforded the protection of the attorney-client privilege.

    Commonwealth v. Flores, 247 Pa. Super. 140, 146-47, 371 A.2d 1366, 1369-1370 (1977). Cf.Commonwealth v. Cooke, 267 Pa. Super. 34, 40, 405 A.2d 1290, 1293 (1979) (defendant had several eyewitnesses); Commonwealthv. Quartman, 253 Pa. Super. 460, 465, 385 A.2d 429, 432 (1978) (defendant presented his defense through testimony of other witnesses); Commonwealth v. Campbell, 244 Pa. Super. 505, 509, 368 A.2d 1299, 1301 (1976) (defendant called other witnesses to show that he did not commit the crime).

  5. Com. v. Williams

    286 Pa. Super. 444 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1981)   Cited 2 times

    All other criteria set out in Commonwealth v. Bighum, 452 Pa. 554, 307 A.2d 255 (1973) and Commonwealth v. Roots, 482 Pa. 33, 393 A.2d 364 (1978) have been met. See, e.g. Commonwealth v. Cooke, 267 Pa. Super. 34, 405 A.2d 1290 (1979).

  6. Com. v. Ayala

    277 Pa. Super. 363 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1980)   Cited 10 times
    In Commonwealth v. Ayala, 277 Pa. Super. 363, 419 A.2d 1187 (1980) we recognized the inherent unreliability of a confession exculpating possible accomplices at no cost to the defendant.

    "Such declarations must be made `under circumstances that provide considerable assurance of their reliability in order to be admissible as exceptions to the hearsay rule." Commonwealth v. Cooke, 267 Pa. Super. 34, 40, 405 A.2d 1290, 1292 (1979). See also, Chambers v. Mississippi, 410 U.S. 284, 300, 93 S.Ct. 1038, 1048, 35 L.Ed.2d 297 (1973); Commonwealth v. Lewis, 472 Pa. 235, 372 A.2d 399 (1977); Nash, supra; Commonwealth v. Fishel, 251 Pa. Super. 528, 380 A.2d 906 (1977).