COMMONWEALTH v. JONES


233 Pa.Super. 52 (1975)

Commonwealth v. Jones, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

March 31, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Barclay Surrick, Assistant Public Defender, with him Kenneth P. Barrow, Public Defender, for appellant.

Anna Iwachiw Vadino, Assistant District Attorney, with her Ralph B. D'Iorio, Assistant District Attorney, and Stephen J. McEwen, Jr., District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before WATKINS, P.J., JACOBS, CERCONE, PRICE, VAN DER VOORT, and SPAETH, JJ. (HOFFMAN, J., absent).


OPINION BY JACOBS, J., March 31, 1975:

Appellant challenges the admission into evidence of references made by two Commonwealth witnesses to books of photographs containing appellant's picture which were shown to the complainant by the police. Although we find that the references may have permitted the jury to infer that appellant had a prior criminal record, any resulting prejudice to appellant was cured and made...

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