COM. v. SCHMIDT


317 Pa.Super. 241 (1983)

463 A.2d 1175

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Vicki M. SCHMIDT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed July 29, 1983.

Petition for Allowance of Appeal Denied November 17, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norris E. Gelman, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Ronald T. Williamson, Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before WICKERSHAM, McEWEN and LIPEZ, JJ.


LIPEZ, Judge:

In a jury trial, defendant was convicted of two counts of murder in the third degree. This appeal is from the judgment of sentence imposed after denial of defendant's post-verdict motions. Because we agree with defendant that the court below erred in permitting the prosecutor to elicit defendant's prior criminal record from the defendant herself on cross-examination, we reverse and grant a new trial.1

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