COM. v. SMITH


343 Pa.Super. 435 (1985)

495 A.2d 543

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Melvin Dean SMITH, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed June 14, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Hamlin Neely, Allentown, for appellant.

Mark S. Refowich, Assistant District Attorney, Easton, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before SPAETH, President Judge, and CIRILLO and SHOYER, JJ.


SPAETH, President Judge:

This is an appeal from judgment of sentence for rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, and robbery. Appellant argues that the trial court erred in instructing the jury regarding the victim's identification testimony, and in failing to instruct the jury that if they found a Commonwealth witness to have been an accomplice, they had to view his testimony with caution. We affirm.

The Commonwealth witness who, according to appellant...

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