Commonwealth v. Meischke

Appellant contends, inter alia, 1 that the lower court in this homicide case erred in: (1) admitting into evidence a holster and cartridges found by police in appellant’s room; and (2) excluding evidence of a prior conviction of the victim offered to show his violent character. We disagree and, accordingly, affirm the judgment of sentence.

Because appellant testified at her jury trial that she shot the victim, the only issues litigated were self-defense and degree of guilt. The prosecution introduced into evidence a holster and six cartridges discovered in appellant’s room by police during the…