Commonwealth v. Brown

ROWLEY, Judge:

This is an appeal by James Brown from the judgment of sentence entered January 12, 1989. Appellant raises the following four issues on this appeal: 1. whether the trial court erred in allowing appellant to be extradited to New Jersey against his wishes when more serious charges were pending against him in Pennsylvania resulting in a violation of appellant’s right to a speedy trial; 2. whether the trial court erred in excluding lay and psychiatric testimony highly relevant to and probative of appellant’s defense of diminished capacity; 3. whether the trial court improperly failed…