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Appeals court hears challenge to voluntariness of Kevin Stacy’s statements
Summary
A three-justice panel heard arguments over whether statements by Kevin Stacy were voluntary and whether a trial judge applied the correct legal standard; the Commonwealth urged harmless-error review and the court took the case under advisement.
Chief Justice Amy Blake presided on a three-justice panel that on the morning call considered an appeal in Commonwealth v. Kevin Stacy (docket 24P1123). Appellant counsel Brett Bobean argued the motion judge applied the wrong standard and urged the panel to decide voluntariness as a question of law on the record. Bobean stressed that his client was intermittently "on the nod" during questioning and argued the presence of a trooper’s testimonial claim about…
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