Meskimen v. Commonwealth
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Appellant was convicted of first-degree manslaughter, first-degree tampering with physical evidence, third-degree alcohol intoxication, and third-degree criminal trespass and was sentenced to twenty-five years imprisonment. The Supreme Court affirmed Appellant's convictions and corresponding sentence, holding that the trial court did not err by (1) failing to suppress statements obtained during an initial interrogation of Appellant at police headquarters; (2) failing to suppress subsequent incriminating statements made by Appellant during his hospitalization; (3) denying Appellant's motion to suppress evidence of hair comparisons and taking judicial notice that hair comparison evidence is scientifically reliable; and (4) summarily imposing a consecutive six-month sentence for criminal contempt of court.
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