COM. v. ZAMARRIPA


379 Pa.Super. 208 (1988)

549 A.2d 980

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Ramiro ZAMARRIPA, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed October 25, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Taylor P. Andrews, Public Defender, Carlisle, for appellant.

Merle L. Ebert, Jr., Assistant District Attorney, Carlisle, for Com., appellee.

Before OLSZEWSKI, DEL SOLE and JOHNSON, JJ.


DEL SOLE, Judge:

This appeal follows Appellant's judgment of sentence on two counts of rape and two counts of indecent assault. While Appellant has raised three issues for review, we find that a new trial is required on one of these issues and therefore reverse. We find that error was committed when the Commonwealth was permitted to introduce a psychologist's testimony pertaining to rape trauma syndrome.

The victim in this case was a 21 year old woman suffering...

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