COM. EX REL. BUCHANAN v. VERBONITZ


525 Pa. 413 (1990)

581 A.2d 172

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania ex rel. M. Russell BUCHANAN, Appellant, v. District Justice Edward VERBONITZ and the District Attorney of Luzerne County, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 10, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank W. Nocito, Wilkes-Barre, for appellant.

Correale F. Stevens, Dist. Atty., Joseph C. Giebus, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellees.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS and CAPPY, JJ.


OPINION OF THE COURT

LARSEN, Justice.

The issue presented in this case is whether hearsay testimony presented at a preliminary hearing regarding a victim's account of an alleged criminal incident, which is the sole evidence presented by the Commonwealth, is sufficient to establish a prima facie case.

On June 24, 1987, Appellant, M. Russell Buchanan, was arrested and charged with statutory rape, corruption of a minor and endangering the welfare of...

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