Commonwealth v. Claypool

MONTEMURO, Judge:

This is an appeal from the judgment of sentence imposed on the appellant, Daryl Nason Claypool, for rape,1 involuntary deviate sexual intercourse2 and simple assault.3 Appellant contends, inter alia, that the trial court erred in allowing the Commonwealth to introduce evidence of appellant’s prior criminal conviction for rape.4 The record before *322us supports the appellant’s contention, and accordingly, we vacate the judgment of sentence and remand the case for a new trial.

The appellant’s contention is centered around the admission of evidence concerning a prior criminal…