Commonwealth v. Knapp
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
HOFFMAN, Judge:
This appeal is from the judgment of sentence for involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, statutory rape, corruption of the morals of a minor, and conspiracy. Appellant contends that the trial court erred in (1) precluding a defense witness from testifying by ruling that, if the witness testified, she would be subject to cross-examination concerning “other crimes” committed by appellant; (2) denying appellant’s pro se motion to remove defense counsel; and (3) denying appellant’s motion for the trial judge to recuse himself. In addition, appellant contends that trial counsel was…
2Cases cited49 opinions
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