COM. v. WALL


413 Pa.Super. 599 (1992)

606 A.2d 449

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Jerome WALL, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed February 26, 1992.

Reargument Denied April 27, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maryann F. Swift, Philadelphia, for appellant.

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

Before OLSZEWSKI, KELLY and BROSKY, JJ.


KELLY, Judge:

In this opinion we are called upon to determine whether a defendant's constitutional right to confrontation is violated by refusing to permit the introduction of evidence of a child sexual abuse victim's prior experience as a prosecutrix in a materially similar sexual assault case. Under the facts of the instant case, we find that the exclusion of such evidence did violate the defendant's right to confrontation. Accordingly, we reverse and remand for...

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