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COM. v. MORRIS

513 Pa. 169 (1986)

519 A.2d 374

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. Stephen Quintin MORRIS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 15, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan M. Rubenstein, Dist. Atty., Rea B. Mabon, Asst. Dist. Atty., Doylestown, Stephen B. Harris, Warrington, for appellant.

Donald Nasshorn, Doylestown, for appellee.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, HUTCHINSON, ZAPPALA and PAPADAKOS, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

LARSEN, Justice.

The issue presented for our consideration is whether a single, unanswered question alluding to alleged unrelated criminal activity1 warrants the granting of a new trial despite the fact that an immediate cautionary instruction and a proper direction in the charge was given to the jury.

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