COM. v. WIDMER


744 A.2d 745 (2000)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Barry WIDMER, Jr., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided January 20, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry Widmer, Jr., pro se.

Patrick L. Meehan, Dist. Atty., William R. Toal, III, Office of the District Attorney, for Com.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN and SAYLOR, JJ.


OPINION OF THE COURT

CAPPY, Justice.

This appeal presents the question of whether the Superior Court erred in reversing the trial court's decision to grant a new trial on the basis that the verdict was against the weight of the evidence. Appellant challenges both the scope and standard of review utilized by the Superior Court. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the decision of the Superior Court.

A jury convicted appellant of rape and...

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