COM. v. DILLON


925 A.2d 131 (2007)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Thomas DILLON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 26, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Owen W. Larrabee, Esq., Karl Baker, Esq., Defender Association of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, for Thomas Dillon.

Hugh J. Burns, Jr., Esq., Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Stuart B. Suss, Esq., Amy Zapp, Esq., Office of the Attorney General, for Attorney General of Pennsylvania.

BEFORE: CAPPY, C.J., and CASTILLE, NEWMAN, SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER and BALDWIN, JJ.


OPINION

Justice CASTILLE.

Appellant Thomas Dillon appeals from the Superior Court's order reversing the trial court's denial of the Commonwealth's motion in limine. The motion in limine sought permission to introduce evidence in the Commonwealth's case-in-chief to explain the delayed report of sexual abuse made by the child-victim, L.P. This Court granted review to address whether Rule 404(b) of the Pennsylvania Rules of Evidence prohibits...

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