Court Opinion

ID: 9635122
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 13:38:01.85578+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:58:10.857220
License: Public Domain

COMBS, Judge,
concurring.
I concur separately because I would hold that there was no error whatsoever in the so-called investigative hearsay. Deputy Bradshaw’s controversial statement was that he “kept getting reckless driving complaints on a gray car.” I agree with the Commonwealth that the statement was properly offered to explain Bradshaw’s action in initially undertaking the search for and pursuit of Burchett’s car. It meets the criteria for admissibility on the basis of relevance in explaining why Bradshaw acted as he did in his pursuit and chase of Burchett.
While the harmless error analysis of the opinion is thorough and correct, I would find no error at all.