Commonwealth v. Zdrale

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

In 1988, in a trial by jury in the Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County, the appellant, Nikolai Zdrale, was convicted of criminal solicitation and conspiracy to commit murder. A sentence of five to ten years imprisonment was imposed. An appeal was taken to the Superior Court, whereupon the judgment of sentence was affirmed. 397 Pa.Super. 167, 579 A.2d 1309. The present appeal, by allowance, ensued. We reverse.

Appellant was charged with having conspired with several people to commit a murder. At issue in this appeal is the admissibility of certain…