Commonwealth v. Rosario (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-075-17)
Conviction overturned where defendant likely suffered delirium tremens during coercive interrogation and new fire science evidence provided alternative theory to arson.
Rosario
Commonwealth v. Rosario (and a companion case) (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-156-16)
Convictions for drug distribution and school zone violation affirmed. In-court identification admissible where informant had extended observation opportunity. Chain of custody sufficient despite minor discrepancies.
Commonwealth v. Rosario (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-065-13)
Circumstantial evidence sufficiently proved the defendant intended to intimidate a witness to a criminal proceeding when he threatened the victim in a courthouse hallway.