Commonwealth v. Hottinger

ROWLEY, Judge:

This appeal is from an order denying appellant Leonard Hottinger’s motion for a new trial on the basis of after-discovered evidence. As the result of an incident in the city of Allentown on August 14, 1981, appellant was convicted of unlawful restraint, indecent assault, indecent exposure, and open lewdness. Appellant raises five issues: 1) whether the evidence was sufficient to support the verdict; 2) whether the trial court erred in denying appellant’s request for a curative instruction after the assistant district attorney in her closing argument commented upon what appellant…