Commonwealth v. Simmon

OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

The issue presented in this appeal is whether Appellant Grace Simmon was denied her right under the Confrontation Clause to inspect and use complainant’s juvenile record for cross-examination purposes. 1 Because Appellant’s counsel was denied access to the principal Commonwealth witness’s juvenile record after claiming the existence of bias and motive based on the witness’s probationary status, we reverse Superior Court’s order, 353 Pa.Super. 647, 506 A.2d 1338, and remand to the trial court with instructions.

On September 25, 1982, Rochelle Hood, age seventeen, and…