COMMONWEALTH v. MINERD


753 A.2d 225 (2000)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Timothy Paul MINERD, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 20, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark F. Morrison, Uniontown, Valerie M. Schwab, for Timothy Paul Minerd.

Peter Hook, Uniontown, Hugh J. Burns, Jr., Philadelphia, Jack R. Heneks, for Commonwealth.

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


OPINION

CAPPY, Justice.

The question presented in this appeal is whether the Commonwealth may, as part of its case-in-chief in a sexual assault prosecution, offer the testimony of an expert that the absence of physical trauma is nevertheless consistent with the alleged sexual abuse. For the reasons stated herein, we hold that such testimony is admissible in the Commonwealth's case-in-chief and accordingly...

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