COMMONWEALTH v. MACONEGHY

No. 81 MAP 2016.

171 A.3d 707 (2017)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant v. Kenneth MACONEGHY, Jr., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

DECIDED: October 18, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew John Jarbola III, Esq. , Mariclare Lawless, Esq. , John Henry Scanlon IV, Esq. , Lisa Ann Swift, Esq. , Lackawanna County District Attorney's Office, for Appellant.

Donna M. DeVita, Esq. , Lawrence J. Moran, Esq. , for Appellee.

SAYLOR, C.J., BAER, TODD, DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, MUNDY, JJ.


OPINION

The question presented concerns whether, in a criminal prosecution, a sexual abuse evaluator may testify to his opinion that a child was sexually assaulted, where there is no physical evidence of abuse, and the opinion is premised upon the expert's apparent acceptance of the child's...

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