COM. v. WARD


529 Pa. 506 (1992)

605 A.2d 796

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Arthur Lee "Buster" WARD, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 24, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carmela R.M. Presogna, Asst. Public Defender, Erie, for appellant.

William R. Cunningham, Dist. Atty., Joseph P. Conti, First Asst. Dist. Atty., Office of Dist. Atty., Erie, for appellee.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS and CAPPY, JJ.


OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

This is an appeal from the order of the Superior Court affirming the judgment of sentence of two to four years' incarceration imposed following appellant's jury conviction of arson and risking a catastrophe. The issue is whether the trial court erred in excluding testimony which would have supported appellant's defense by showing that other people had motive to commit the crimes and by attacking appellant's own motive...

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