Commonwealth v. DeSumma

BROSKY, Judge:

This is an appeal from the judgment of sentence imposed after appellant’s jury conviction of simple assault.

Appellant’s complaint to this Court is that the trial court erred in permitting the Commonwealth to make a substantive amendment to the information by changing the name of the victim prior to the commencement of trial where such an amendment violates Pa.R.Crim.P. 229 by working an irreparable prejudice to appellant’s right to a fundamentally fair trial. Finding this argument lacking in foundation, we *636affirm. Although we look to the well-reasoned opinion of the trial court,…