Commonwealth v. Cosnek

836 A.2d 871 (2003)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee,

v.

Richard Joseph COSNEK, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued March 4, 2003.

Decided November 24, 2003.

William Patrick Weichler, Erie, for Richard Cosnek.

Hugh J. Burns, Philadelphia, Bradley A. Foulk, Erie, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

OPINION

Justice LAMB.

We granted allocatur in this case to decide whether the Commonwealth may certify an interlocutory appeal from a pretrial ruling that denied its motion in limine to exclude certain defense evidence. For the reasons that follow, we hold that it may not.

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