COM. v. BRIGHT


279 Pa.Super. 1 (1980)

420 A.2d 714

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Preston BRIGHT, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed June 13, 1980.

Petition for Allowance of Appeal Denied October 7, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Packel, Chief, Appeals, Assistant Public Defender, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Eric B. Henson, Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before WICKERSHAM, BROSKY and EAGEN, JJ.


PER CURIAM:

Appellant, Preston Bright, was convicted by a jury of resisting arrest, and simple and aggravated assault. Post-verdict motions were denied, and Bright was sentenced to eleven and one-half to twenty-three months in the Philadelphia County Prison. This appeal followed.

Bright alleges the trial court improperly:

(1) restricted the scope of his cross-examination of a police witness;

(2) denied his challenge for cause to a prospective...

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