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Husske v. Commonwealth

UPHELD status graphic: Husske v. Commonwealth. 951880 Husske v. Commonwealth 09/13/1996 The Court of Appeals properly concluded that the Due Process and Equal Protection clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment to the federal Constitution did not require that this indigent defendant receive, at the Commonwealth's expense, a DNA expert to assist with his defense. Further, defendant's statements were not the product of compulsion and, thus, his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination was not violated and the judgment is affirmed. -- Opini…
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