Commonwealth v. Cauto

HESTER, Judge:

Following a jury trial, appellant Robert Cauto was convicted of six sex offenses against three juvenile males, all of whom were under the age of sixteen at the time of the incidents. In this appeal from judgment of sentence, appellant challenges the trial court’s refusal to allow him to cross-examine two of the complainants for bias based on their juvenile records, the court’s interpretation of the criminal solicitation statute, trial counsel’s effectiveness, and other trial rulings. We agree that the prohibition against cross-examination with respect to the juvenile records of…