context: See N.T. Suppression, 12/31/98, at 29. The Commonwealth is not required to do appellant's investigative work for him.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.parenthetical: "The Commonwealth does not violate the Brady rule when it fails to turn over evidence readily obtainable by, and known to, the defendant."
citation_a.sentence: See Commonwealth v. Pursell, 555 Pa. 233, 724 A.2d 293, 305 (1999) (“The Commonwealth does not violate the Brady rule when it fails to turn over evidence readily obtainable by, and known to, the defendant.”); see also Jones, 668 A.2d at 513 (“Rule 305 is not a tool to be used by the defense to compel the Commonwealth to obtain evidence to which the defense had equal access.”) (quoting Commonwealth v. Gelormo, 327 Pa.Super. 219, 475 A.2d 765, 771 (1984)).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.identifier: 668 A.2d 513, 513
citation_b.parenthetical: "Rule 305 is not a tool to be used by the defense to compel the Commonwealth to obtain evidence to which the defense had equal access."
citation_b.sentence: See Commonwealth v. Pursell, 555 Pa. 233, 724 A.2d 293, 305 (1999) (“The Commonwealth does not violate the Brady rule when it fails to turn over evidence readily obtainable by, and known to, the defendant.”); see also Jones, 668 A.2d at 513 (“Rule 305 is not a tool to be used by the defense to compel the Commonwealth to obtain evidence to which the defense had equal access.”) (quoting Commonwealth v. Gelormo, 327 Pa.Super. 219, 475 A.2d 765, 771 (1984)).