Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 2014

Commonwealth v. Christine

Commonwealth v. Christine
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided February 25, 2014
624 Pa. 505; 86 A.3d 831

Commonwealth v. Christine

Opinion of the Court

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 25th day of February, 2014, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issues are:

(1) Is a conviction for assault, which occurs subsequent to the incident at issue in a criminal trial, admissible to prove the allegedly violent propensities of the victim, where self-defense is asserted and where there is an issue raised as to who was the aggressor?
(2) Did the [t]rial [c]ourt commit error of law or abuse its discretion when it permitted the Commonwealth to ad*506mit a “shank” as physical evidence, as well as testimony regarding said shank, in the course of the jury trial in the instant matter?

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