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COM. v. NELSON

274 Pa.Super. 526 (1980)

418 A.2d 531

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, v. Hadley NELSON, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed January 18, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Cohen, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Assistant District Attorney, Chief, Appeals Division, Philadelphia, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before VAN der VOORT, WIEAND and LIPEZ, JJ.

LIPEZ, Judge:

Appellant was convicted in a jury trial of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse,1 criminal conspiracy2 and simple assault.3 Post-verdict motions were filed and denied. Because we agree with appellant that the lower court erred in permitting the Commonwealth to rehabilitate a witness by reference to his refusal to take a lie detector test, we reverse and grant a new...

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