COM. v. BARDO


551 Pa. 140 (1998)

709 A.2d 871

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Michael BARDO, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided February 27, 1998.

Reargument Denied May 13, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Al Flora, Jr., Wilkes Barre, for Michael Bardo.

Peter Paul Olszewski, Scott Gartley, Wilkes Barre, for Com.

Robert A. Graci, Harrisburg, for Attorney General's Office.

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


OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Chief Justice.

Appellant Michael J. Bardo was charged with criminal homicide and two counts of aggravated indecent assault. He was tried by jury in the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas-Criminal Division. At trial, the evidence established that appellant sexually molested his three year old niece, Joelle Donovan, by putting his finger in her vagina and causing it to tear. While molesting her, he strangled her to death...

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