COMMONWEALTH v. McCLELLAND

No. 2 WAP 2018.

233 A.3d 717 (2020)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Donald J. McCLELLAND, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided: July 21, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter J. Sala, Esq. , for Appellant.

Peter Rosalsky, Esq. , Defender Association of Philadelphia, for Appellant Amicus Curiae Defender Association of Philadelphia.

John H. Daneri, Esq. , Elizabeth Anne Hirz, Esq. , Erie County District Attorney's Office, Dennis Robert Marion Jr., Esq. , Charlton Law, for Appellee.

Ronald Eisenberg, Esq. , Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, for Appellee Amici Curiae Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association and Attorney General Josh Shapiro.

SAYLOR, C.J., BAER, TODD, DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, MUNDY, JJ.


OPINION

I. Background

In Commonwealth ex rel. Buchanan v. Verbonitz, 525 Pa. 413, 581 A.2d 172 (1990) (plurality) ("Verbonitz"), a five-Justice majority of this Court held hearsay evidence alone is insufficient...

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