Commonwealth v. Hancharik

OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

Following trial by jury, the Appellant, Andrew W. Hancharik, was found guilty of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, indecent assault, and corruption of a minor. He was sentenced to a six to fifteen year term of imprisonment. Superior Court affirmed the judgment of sentence, 388 Pa.Super. 337, 565 A.2d 782 (1989). The question in this appeal is whether certain testimony of the Appellant’s wife was subject to the rule of 42 Pa.C.S. § 5914 governing confidential communications between spouses, and whether trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to…