Commonwealth v. Neely

JOHNSON, Judge:

Appellant James Neely was convicted by jury of recklessly endangering another person and of possessing an instrument of crime. He appeals from the judgment of sentence. Neely asserts that the trial court erred by failing to include in its reputation evidence jury charge the words “character testimony in and of itself is such as to create a reasonable doubt.” Prior Superior Court panels have found reversible error where the trial court failed to charge that reputation evidence may in itself raise a reasonable doubt about the defendant’s guilt. Because these cases appear to…