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COM. v. DONAHUE

519 Pa. 532 (1988)

549 A.2d 121

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. William DONAHUE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 19, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Charles Peruto, Burton A. Rose, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Stephen B. Harris, Chief of Appeals, Doylestown, David W. Zellis, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

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

OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

The issues in this case are whether evidence of alleged prior acts of child abuse may be introduced in a prosecution for murder in which death of the victim was caused by alleged child abuse; and if such evidence may be admitted, the extent to which it may be challenged on cross examination.

At approximately 11:05 p.m. on March 23, 1983 Appellant...

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