Commonwealth v. Haight

OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.*

This is an appeal from an order of the Superior Court vacating the judgment of the lower court against Appellee James Haight, and remanding the case for a new trial, 332 Pa.Super. 269, 481 A.2d 357. Appellee was convicted of burglary, criminal trespass and criminal mischief following a jury trial. Post-trial motions were denied, and Appellee was sentenced to a term of four to eight years imprisonment.

The issues presented in this case arise from portions of the Commonwealth’s cross-examination of Appellee’s girlfriend:

BY MR. SHOWALTER [FOR THE COMMONWEALTH]

Q Was Mr.…