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COM. v. LANE

533 Pa. 276 (1993)

621 A.2d 566

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Bernard LANE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided February 26, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norris E. Gelman, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Ronald Eisenberg, Deputy Dist. Atty., Catherine Marshall, Chief, Appeals Div., Karen A. Brancheau, Philadelphia, for appellee.

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

OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

This case raises the question of the scope of a defendant's right to cross-examine a prosecution witness with respect to the witness's pending criminal charges in order to establish a possible evil motive for the witness to testify adversely to the defendant. At appellant's trial, the court prohibited appellant from questioning the witness about his pending charges of kidnapping and attempted...

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