Court Opinion

ID: 9883501
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-10-06 01:43:49.694964+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:48:24.024290
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Elder, J.,
dissenting in part and concurring in part.
I join in Judge Barrow’s dissenting opinion except as it relates to evidence of the trilobal fiber found in the defendant’s car. I join the majority in holding that evidence admissible.
Because I would reverse on the sufficiency issue and because the defendant now has the disputed evidence, it is not necessary to address that issue in detail. However, of particular concern is the failure of the prosecution to divulge the lead sheet regarding Hilton Cobb. Not only is this evidence exculpatory and material, but the trial judge had ordered that lead sheets of this type be disclosed. Just as it is not the province of this Court to determine the credibility of witnesses, it is not the Commonwealth Attorney’s role to unilaterally determine that Mr. Cobb’s information is unreliable.