Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Jennings

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 29, 2008PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

STEVENS, J.:

¶ 1 This is an appeal nunc pro tunc from the judgment of sentence entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Lycoming County subsequent to Appellant’s convic*537tions for one count of sexual assault1 and two counts of indecent assault,2 and his acquittal on a charge of rape.3 On appeal, Appellant contends (1) the trial court erred in qualifying a sexual assault nurse as an expert witness and permitting her to make a “medical diagnosis” of the victim’s condition, and (2) the jury’s verdict was against the weight of the evidence based on the factual record and the jury’s verdict…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. HalleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  2. Commonwealth v. MaglioccoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  3. Commonwealth v. JohnsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  4. Commonwealth v. MarinelliSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  5. Velazquez v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2002

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BurnsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
  2. Freed v. Geisinger Medical CenterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
  3. Young v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2012
  4. State v. TsosieNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2022
  5. Com. v. Wenzel, R.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2021

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