COMMONWEALTH v. LANG

No. 401 WDA 2020.

275 A.3d 1072 (2022)

2022 PA Super 89

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant v. Hugh J. LANG.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed: May 16, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel A. Vernacchio , Assistant District Attorney, Pittsburgh, for Commonwealth, appellant.

Robert E. Mielnicki , Pittsburgh, for appellee.

BEFORE: PANELLA, P.J., BENDER, P.J.E., and McCAFFERY, J.


The Commonwealth appeals from the order entered in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, granting Hugh J. Lang's (Appellee's) request for a new trial, following his non-jury conviction of sexual crimes against a minor. The crux of this appeal concerns the admission of evidence that Appellee searched for legal counsel...

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