Commonwealth v. Long

CERCONE, Judge:

This is a direct appeal from appellant’s conviction following a jury trial, on charges of rape and simple assault. Appellant asserts that the prosecutor made improper and prejudicial remarks during his summation. Furthermore, appellant argues that his trial counsel was ineffective because he failed to object to the prosecutor’s remarks. After a careful review of the record, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

The general rule in this area of the law is that a prosecutor must limit his argument to the facts in evidence and the legitimate inferences therefrom. Commonwealth v.…