Commonwealth v. Shearer

882 A.2d 462 (2005)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant

v.

James Alvin SHEARER, Sr., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued March 7, 2005.

Decided September 15, 2005.

Hugh J. Burns, Philadelphia, William Thomas Fullerton, Butler, for the Com. of PA., appellant.

Armand R. Cingolani, Butler, for James Alvin Shearer, Sr., appellee.

Before: CAPPY, C.J., NIGRO, NEWMAN, SAYLOR, EAKIN and BAER, JJ.

OPINION

Justice NIGRO.

In this criminal case involving the alleged sexual assault of a minor, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania appeals from the order of the Superior Court, which quashed the…