en.unionpedia.org

Commonwealth v. Brady, the Glossary

Commonwealth v. Brady, 510 Pa.^[1]

Atlantic Reporter

The Atlantic Reporter is a United States regional case law reporter.

See Commonwealth v. Brady and Atlantic Reporter

Hearsay

Hearsay, in a legal forum, is an out-of-court statement which is being offered in court for the truth of what was asserted.

See Commonwealth v. Brady and Hearsay

James T. McDermott (judge)

James T. McDermott (September 22, 1926 – June 21, 1992) was a Pennsylvania judge and politician who served on the state's Supreme Court from 1981 until his death in 1992.

See Commonwealth v. Brady and James T. McDermott (judge)

John P. Flaherty Jr.

John Paul Flaherty Jr. (November 19, 1931 – February 20, 2019) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania from 1978 to 2001 and chief justice of the Court from 1996 to 2001.

See Commonwealth v. Brady and John P. Flaherty Jr.

Nicholas Peter Papadakos (January 24, 1925, in Hoboken, New Jersey – September 11, 2017 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania) was a Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice who served eleven years on the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, retiring in 1995, and eight years as an Allegheny County judge before that.

See Commonwealth v. Brady and Nicholas P. Papadakos

Party admission

The party admission, in the law of evidence, is a type of statement that appears to be hearsay (an out of court statement) but is generally exempted (excluded) from the definition of hearsay because it was made by a party to the litigation adverse to the party introducing it into evidence.

See Commonwealth v. Brady and Party admission

Robert N. C. Nix Jr.

Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix Jr. (July 13, 1928 – August 23, 2003) served as the chief justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court from 1984 to 1996.

See Commonwealth v. Brady and Robert N. C. Nix Jr.

Rolf Larsen

Rolf Larsen (August 26, 1934 – August 11, 2014), a Democrat originally from Allegheny County, was first elected to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in 1978.

See Commonwealth v. Brady and Rolf Larsen

Stephen Zappala Sr.

Stephen A. Zappala Sr. (September 26, 1932 – May 21, 2021) was a Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Justice.

See Commonwealth v. Brady and Stephen Zappala Sr.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania is the highest court in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Unified Judicial System.

See Commonwealth v. Brady and Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

William D. Hutchinson

William David Hutchinson (June 20, 1932 – October 8, 1995) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and a Republican politician from Pennsylvania.

See Commonwealth v. Brady and William D. Hutchinson

Witness impeachment

Witness impeachment, in the law of evidence of the United States, is the process of calling into question the credibility of an individual testifying in a trial.

See Commonwealth v. Brady and Witness impeachment

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_v._Brady

Also known as Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Brady.

Commonwealth v. Brady, the Glossary

Table of Contents

Atlantic Reporter

Hearsay

James T. McDermott (judge)

John P. Flaherty Jr.

Nicholas P. Papadakos

Party admission

Robert N. C. Nix Jr.

Rolf Larsen

Stephen Zappala Sr.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

William D. Hutchinson

Witness impeachment

See also

1986 in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania state case law

United States hearsay case law

United States state evidence case law

References