COMMONWEALTH v. DODSON


174 Pa.Super. 421 (1953)

Commonwealth v. Dodson, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

December 29, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Kanner, for appellant.

Nicholas H. Larzelere, Assistant District Attorney, with him J. Stroud Weber, District Attorney, for appellee.

Before RHODES, P.J., HIRT, RENO, ROSS and GUNTHER, JJ.


OPINION BY RENO, J., December 29, 1953:

This is an appeal by defendant who was convicted of indecent assault upon an eleven year old girl. He did not testify or produce any evidence on his behalf. After his conviction his motion for a new trial was refused, sentence was imposed, and he took this appeal.

The question raised is whether it was error to permit the chief of police to testify, over objection, that

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