Commonwealth v. Northrip

OPINION BY

FITZGERALD, J.:

¶ 1 Appellant, Carl Northrip, appeals from the judgment of sentence entered in the Pike County Court of Common Pleas following his convictions of sexual crimes involving his minor daughter, S.F. We hold that the trial court erred when it prevented Appellant’s wife from testifying to S.F.’s motive to fabricate the allegations based on the Pennsylvania Rape Shield Statute, 18 Pa.C.S. § 3104(a), but that this error was harmless in light of Appellant’s telephone conversation with S.F. However, we hold that the trial court erred in treating Appellant’s conviction of New…