COM. v. DiPIETRO


538 Pa. 382 (1994)

648 A.2d 777

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Vittorio V. DiPIETRO, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 14, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry A. Philpott, Duncannon, for appellant.

Daniel Stern, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

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


OPINION

MONTEMURO, Justice.

Appellant, Vittorio DiPietro, seeks a new trial based on improper prosecutorial references to his post-arrest silence. A jury found Appellant guilty of aggravated assault1 and recklessly endangering another person.2

On December 3, 1990, Appellant, in an allegedly purposeful manner, drove his automobile over a curb...

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