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COM. v. HAWK

551 Pa. 71 (1998)

709 A.2d 373

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Dwayne E. HAWK, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided February 26, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phyllis A. Jin, Uniontown, Michael J. Savona, Bronsville, for Dwyane E. Hawk.

Peter U. Hook, Stephen P. Leskinen, Uniontown, for the Com.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO and NEWMAN, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

NEWMAN, Justice.

Dwayne E. Hawk (Hawk) appeals from the Superior Court's affirmance of the judgment of sentence entered against him in the Court of Common Pleas of Fayette County (trial court), following his conviction for rape. We granted allowance of appeal to determine whether the trial court erred in disallowing the defense to present the testimony of a forensic scientist concerning the negative test results of a rape kit...

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