Commonwealth v. English
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Commonwealth v. English, 684 A.2d 1046 (Pa. 1996)
546 Pa. 314; 1996 Pa. LEXIS 2150
Commonwealth v. English
Opinion of the Court
ORDER
AND NOW, this 31st day of October, 1996, the Petitions for Allowance of Appeal are GRANTED, but LIMITED to the following issue:
“Whether the Superior Court erred in reversing the decision of the trial court with respect to the granting of a new trial in the “interest of justice” due to the cumulative effect of the expert testimony offered by the Commonwealth and the possibility of a tainted jury.”
In addressing this issue, the parties are instructed to speak to the applicability of Commonwealth v. Powell, 527 Pa. 288, 590 A.2d 1240 (1991) to this case.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Samuel ENGLISH
- Status
- Published