COM. v. HOFFMAN


301 Pa.Super. 312 (1982)

447 A.2d 983

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Richard HOFFMAN, Appellant. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Joel SCHMIDT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed July 2, 1982.

Petition for Allowance of Appeal Denied October 1, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Meehan, Assistant Public Defender, Doylestown, for appellants.

Michael Kane, District Attorney, Doylestown, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before CAVANAUGH, MONTEMURO and POPOVICH, JJ.


MONTEMURO, Judge:

After a jury trial, appellants, Hoffman and Schmidt, were found guilty of simple assault.1 Post-trial motions were denied, and they were sentenced to one (1) year probation and ordered to pay a fine of $250.00 and costs.

Appellants contend that the trial judge erred in not granting their motion for a mistrial after several prejudicial questions posed by the prosecutor on cross-examination. In order to understand...

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