Commonwealth v. Lane

OPINION

LARSEN, Justice.

After a trial in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, sitting without a jury, appellant Delores Lane was found guilty of simple assault. Post-verdict motions were denied, and appellant was sentenced to two years probation. An appeal was taken to the Superior Court, and that Court affirmed the judgment of sentence by a per curiam order dated July 12, 1978. 1 This Court then granted appellant’s petition for allowance of appeal, which raises one issue concerning the trial court’s limitation of appellant’s cross-examination of the victim and her husband.…