Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Chiappini
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 23, 2001No. 125 M.D. Appeal 1998 DktPublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
ZAPPALA, Justice.
We granted allowance of appeal in this matter limited to two issues (1) whether the trial court erred in admitting the testimony of Denise Chiappini, who was the Appellant’s wife at the time of the events to which she testified; and (2) whether the Appellant should have received credit towards his sentence for time served in a home confinement/electronic monitoring program. Regarding the first issue, we hold that the court did not err in allowing Denise Chiappini to testify about actions of the Appellant that she observed. As to the…
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