Commonwealth v. Killen

OPINION

CASTILLE, Justice.

The issue on appeal here is whether the trial court erroneously excluded certain provocative statements made by the complainant pursuant to Pennsylvania’s Rape Shield Law, 18 Pa.C.S. § 3104. For reasons expressed below, we reverse the Superior Court’s order affirming appellant’s judgment of sentence and remand this matter for a new trial. 1

The evidence established that on August 19, 1992, appellant, a uniformed officer with West Mead Township, pulled over the automobile being operated by the complainant in front of her apartment for a speeding violation. The…