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COM. v. PUGH

No. 343 EDA 2012

101 A.3d 820 (2014)

2014 PA Super 221

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Robert Michael PUGH, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed October 7, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wieslaw T. Niemoczynski , Stroudsburg, for appellant.

Michael T. Rakaczewski , Assistant District Attorney, Stroudsburg, for Commonwealth, appellee.

BEFORE: GANTMAN, P.J., FORD ELLIOTT, P.J.E., BENDER, P.J.E., PANELLA, J., DONOHUE, J., ALLEN, J., LAZARUS, J., MUNDY, J., and OLSON, J.

OPINION BY PANELLA, J.

The primary issue before us is the admissibility of expert testimony proffered by the defense in order to question the trustworthiness of a defendant's confession. The trial court granted the Commonwealth's motion in limine to preclude the defense from presenting such evidence. In light of recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court case law, we conclude that expert testimony regarding false confessions is impermissible as it provides no pedagogical...

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