This matter is before the court on defendant's motions in arrest of judgment and for a new trial. We will deal only with the motion in arrest of judgment as it is dispositive in this case.
Defendant, Richard E. Kaiser, was found guilty in a trial by jury of being an absconding witness in violation of the Pennsylvania Crimes Code, which provides:
"A person commits...
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