COM. v. YOUNG


849 A.2d 1152 (2004)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Christopher YOUNG, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided May 27, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. McMahon, Jr., West Conshohocken, for Christopher Young.

Hugh J. Burns, Philadelphia, for Com.

Before CAPPY, C.J., CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN, SAYLOR, EAKIN, LAMB, JJ.


OPINION

Chief Justice CAPPY.

This court granted allowance of appeal to consider whether a mistrial was warranted after a police officer testified that a police photo was acquired from "contact with the police" and later referred to the police photo number. The trial court refused to grant a mistrial and the Superior Court affirmed. For the reasons discussed herein, we now affirm the orders of the courts below.

The facts set forth by the Superior...

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