Commonwealth v. Palmore

OPINION BY OLSON, J.:

Appellant, Darold William Palmore, appeals from the judgment of sentence entered on June 7, 2017. Appellant's primary contention on appeal is that the trial court wrongly barred certain testimony from a sexual assault victim under Pennsylvania's Rape Shield Law, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3104. We hold that the application of the Rape Shield Law in the particular circumstances of this case violated Appellant's Confrontation Clause rights. As this was not harmless error, we vacate Appellant's judgment of sentence and remand for a new trial.

During the Fall 2015 semester, Appellant was…