Commonwealth v. Christine

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Commonwealth v. Christine

86 A.3d 831, 624 Pa. 505, 2014 WL 714771, 2014 Pa. LEXIS 515

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania·Decided February 25, 2014·Published·Cited by 2 cases

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ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 25th day of February, 2014, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issues are:

(1) Is a conviction for assault, which occurs subsequent to the incident at issue in a criminal trial, admissible to prove the allegedly violent propensities of the victim, where self-defense is asserted and where there is an issue raised as to who was the aggressor?

(2) Did the [t]rial [cjourt commit error of law or abuse its discretion when it permitted the Commonwealth to admit a “shank” as physical evidence, as well as testimony regarding said shank, in the course of the jury trial in the instant matter?

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ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 25th day of February, 2014, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issues are:

(1) Is a conviction for assault, which occurs subsequent to the incident at issue in a criminal trial, admissible to prove the allegedly violent propensities of the victim, where self-defense is asserted and where there is an issue raised as to who was the aggressor?

(2) Did the [t]rial [cjourt commit error of law or abuse its discretion when it permitted the Commonwealth to admit a “shank” as physical evidence, as well as testimony regarding said shank, in the course of the jury trial in the instant matter?

Commonwealth v. Christine, 86 A.3d 831, 624 Pa. 505, 2014 WL 714771, 2014 Pa. LEXIS 515 (Pa. 2014).

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