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Commonwealth v. Swann (ORDER)

UPHELD status graphic: Commonwealth v. Swann (ORDER). 141387 Commonwealth v. Swann (ORDER) 08/28/2015 The judgment of the Court of Appeals, reversing convictions for abduction, robbery, and statutory burglary, is affirmed on non-constitutional grounds. While the prosecution may introduce evidence of an anonymous "tip" received by the police for the purpose of showing the reason police officers pursued a particular individual as part of a criminal investigation, in this case the tip received by police through a "Crime Solvers" organization was used…
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