Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1999

Jacobs v. Hevener

Jacobs v. Hevener
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided June 4, 1999
740 A.2d 1137 (Atlantic Reporter, Second Series)

Jacobs v. Hevener

Opinion of the Court

ORDER

PER CURIAM:

AND NOW, this 4th day of June 1999, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED limited to the question of whether the trial court properly allowed, over objection, respondent’s counsel to make a “missing witness argument” during his closing argument. The order of the Superior Court is REVERSED and this matter is REMANDED for further proceedings consistent with this Court’s decision in Bennett v. Sakel, 555 Pa. 560, 725 A.2d 1195 (1999).

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