Commonwealth v. Jenkins

OPINION

MANDERINO, Justice.

Appellant, James William Jenkins, was tried before a judge and jury and found guilty of murder in the third degree. Post-verdict motions were denied, and appellant was sentenced to imprisonment of not less than eight nor more than twenty years. This appeal followed.

Appellant contends that the trial court committed reversible error in permitting the prosecution, over objection, to use a written report prepared by a police officer to impeach appellant’s credibility when the prosecution had previously denied the existence of such a report.

Appellant, an inmate at…