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COMMONWEALTH v. PURNELL

No. 71 MAP 2020.

259 A.3d 974 (2021)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Sheron Jalen PURNELL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided: September 22, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald Eisenberg, Esq. , Philadelphia, for Amicus Curiae Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association.

Karl Stewart Myers, Esq. , Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young, LLP, Melissa Lynn Perry, Esq. , Philadelphia, for Amicus Curiae Animal Legal Defense Fund, Assoc. of Prosecuting Attorneys & Lutheran Church Charities.

Nicholas J. Casenta Jr., Esq. , Deborah S. Ryan, Esq. , Erik Thomas Walschburger, Esq. , Chester County District Attorney's Office, for Appellee.

Maria T. Heller, Esq. , John R. Merrick, Esq. , West Chester, for Appellant.

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

OPINION

We granted allowance of appeal in this matter to consider the appropriate test to apply to a trial court's determination concerning whether a witness in a criminal case may utilize a "comfort dog" for support during his or her trial testimony. We hold that a trial court should balance...

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