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COMMONWEALTH v. WEEDEN

No. 19 WAP 2022.

304 A.3d 333 (2023)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Angelo WEEDEN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided: November 16, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cheryl Ann Brooks, Esq. , Defender Association of Philadelphia, Patrick Aloysius Casey, Esq. , Myers, Brier & Kelly, LLP, Jules Epstein, Esq. , Kairys, Rudovsky, Messing, Feinberg & Lin, LLP, for Amicus Curiae Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Benjamin Garrett Minegar, Esq. , Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, for Amiens Curiae Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General.

Nyssa E. Taylor, Esq. , for Amicus Curiae ACLU of Pennsylvania and The Innocence Project, Inc.

Donna Ann Walsh, Esq. , Myers, Brier & Kelly, LLP, for Amicus Curiae Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Justin Thomas Romano, Esq. , Jubelirer, Pass & Intrieri, P.C., for Appellant.

Francesco Lino Nepa, Esq. , Ronald Michael Wabby Jr., Esq. , Allegheny County District Attorney's Office, for Appellee.

TODD, C.J., DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, MUNDY, BROBSON, JJ.

OPINION

CHIEF JUSTICE TODD

In this appeal by allowance, we consider whether a printed summary created by a computerized system, "ShotSpotter," which contemporaneously collects data regarding potential gunshots and transmits the same to the subscribing police force, falls within the purview of the Confrontation Clause when used as evidence in the course of a criminal prosecution. For the reasons that follow, we conclude...

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