COM. v. PENN


386 Pa.Super. 133 (1989)

562 A.2d 833

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Meredith PENN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed July 7, 1989.

Reargument Denied August 31, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Athena M. Dooley, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Donna G. Zucker, Asst. Dist. Atty., Philadelphia, for the Com., appellee.

Before CIRILLO, President Judge, and BECK and KELLY, JJ.


KELLY, Judge:

In this case we are called up to determine whether the trial court abused its discretion and committed reversible error in closing a trial to the public during the testimony of a Commonwealth witness who alleged that he had been threatened and harassed by unidentified persons who did not want him to testify against appellant at his murder trial. For the reasons which follow, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

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