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COMMONWEALTH v. NEVELS

No. 32 WAP 2019.

235 A.3d 1101 (2020)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Charles F. NEVELS, III, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided: August 18, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Mielnicki, Esq. , Pittsburgh, for Nevels, Charles F., III, Appellant.

Margaret B. Ivory, Esq. , Michael Wayne Streily, Esq. , Pittsburgh, Allegheny County District Attorney's Office, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee.

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

OPINION

In this appeal by allowance, we consider whether the statute criminalizing retaliation against witnesses applies only to witnesses in civil litigation.

When originally enacted in 1980, Section 4953 of the Crimes Code stated:

(a) Offense defined. A person commits an offense...

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