COM. v. SMITH


431 Pa.Super. 91 (1993)

635 A.2d 1086

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. James F. SMITH.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed December 22, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles J. Duke, Asst. Dist. Atty., Smethport, for Com., appellant.

Ronald P. Langella, Bradford, for appellee.

Before POPOVICH, JOHNSON and CERCONE, JJ.


POPOVICH, Judge:

This is an appeal by the Commonwealth from the order entered in the Court of Common Pleas of McKean County granting appellee's motion in limine with regard to the exclusion of testimony about appellee's sexual offenses against his oldest daughter, Mona Smith Novak. We hold that the court below abused its discretion in excluding the aforesaid testimony, and we, thus, reverse that ruling.

Upon review of the record, we find that the Commonwealth...

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