Commonwealth v. Hawk

OPINION OF THE COURT

NEWMAN, Justice.

Dwayne E. Hawk (Hawk) appeals from the Superior Court’s affirmance of the judgment of sentence entered against him in the Court of Common Pleas of Fayette County (trial court), following his conviction for rape. We granted allowance of appeal to determine whether the trial court erred in disallowing the defense to present the testimony of a forensic scientist concerning the negative test results of a rape kit administered to the alleged victim.1 Because we conclude that the trial court abused its discretion in precluding the scientist’s testimony, we…