Commonwealth v. Morgan

559 Pa. 248 (1999)

739 A.2d 1033

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee,

v.

Wesley MORGAN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued September 16, 1998.

Decided October 1, 1999.

Timothy Paul Dawson, Adamsburg, for Wesley Morgan.

John Peck, Wayne B. Gongaware, Greensburg, for Com.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN and SAYLOR, JJ.

OPINION

NIGRO, Justice.

We granted allocatur in this case to determine whether the trial court erred in ruling that the Commonwealth would be allowed to cross-examine defense character witnesses about their knowledge of allegations that…