Commonwealth v. Parente

McEWEN, Judge:

Appellant, Wayne Párente, was tried before a jury and found guilty of rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, simple assault, and possession of an instrument of crime. He appeals, alleging prejudicial error in a number of judicial decisions and prosecutorial actions during the trial in the lower court. We will consider his allegations seriatim.

Appellant contends first that it was- error for the lower court to refuse to strike the victim’s testimony because her statement to the police had been lost by the police officer and was not available to defense counsel. Under Pa.R.…