Commonwealth v. Dawson

BECK, Judge.

The single issue before this court is whether a prosecution witness may be cross-examined with regard to his or her hope for favorable treatment on pending criminal charges in another jurisdiction. We hold that such cross-examination is proper but *865that its preclusion in this case was harmless error. Therefore, we affirm the judgment of sentence.

Appellant was convicted of Possession with Intent to Deliver and related charges in connection with his drug dealing activities in Luzerne County. Police learned of appellant’s cocaine enterprise from Shereese Gregory, the mother of one of…