COM. v. NEELY


522 Pa. 236 (1989)

561 A.2d 1

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. James NEELY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 28, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Packel, Chief, Appeals Div., Jeffrey P. Shender, for appellant.

Gaele McLaughlin Barthold, Deputy Dist. Atty., Ronald Eisenberg, Chief, Appeals Div., Laurie Magid, for appellee.

Before LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, ZAPPALA and PAPADAKOS, JJ.


OPINION OF THE COURT

LARSEN, Justice.

The issue presented in this case is whether the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury that evidence of good character (reputation) may, in and of itself, (by itself or alone) create a reasonable doubt of guilt and, thus, require a verdict of not guilty.

James Neely, appellant, was convicted by a jury of recklessly endangering another person (18 Pa.C.S.A. § 2705) and possessing an instrument...

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