Commonwealth v. Hall

VAN der VOORT, Judge:

Appellant was found guilty, after a jury trial, on robbery, assault and conspiracy charges. After the denial of post-trial motions, and sentencing, he appeals to this Court, raising several claims of error.

First, appellant contends that he was entitled to an order declaring a mistrial after an officer, in testifying about the comparison of a fingerprint found at the crime scene with the appellant’s fingerprints, made reference to the source of the appellant’s fingerprints “. . .on the BCI Rap Sheet”. It is argued that such a statement imparted the inference to the jury…