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COM. v. WILSON

529 Pa. 268 (1992)

602 A.2d 1290

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. Jerry Paul WILSON, Appellee. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. Wayne O'Brien AULTMAN, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided January 31, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan J. Cherner, Kathleen A. Farrell, Media, Patricia V. Pierce, Philadelphia, Dennis C. McAndrews, Asst. Dist. Atty., Media, Ann Lee Begler, Pittsburgh, and Michael Handler, Indiana, for Amicus — Penna. Coalition Against Rape.

Ronald Eisenberg, Chief, Appeals Div. and George S. Leone, Philadelphia, for amicus, Pennsylvania Dist. Atty. Ass'n.

William J. Martin, Dist. Atty., Robert S. Bell, and Dennis C. McAndrews, Asst. Dist. Atty., for the Com.

Mark S. Guralnick, Broomall, and Dennis C. McAndrews, Asst. Dist. Atty., for Wayne Aultman.

Helen A. Marino, Asst. Defender, for amicus, Public Defender Ass'n of Pennsylvania and Defender Ass'n of Philadelphia.

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

OPINION

NIX, Chief Judge.

The instant matter presents us with an opportunity to consider and assess, for the first time, the scope and constitutionality of the privilege found at 42 Pa.C.S. § 5945.1. For the following reasons, we reverse the orders of the Superior Court and reinstate the orders of the trial court. The following facts are pertinent to our determination.

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