Pennsylvania v. Christine (majority)
Annotate this CaseAn equally divided en banc panel of the Superior Court resulted in affirmance of appellant Jacob Christine's judgment of sentence for aggravated assault, and recklessly endangering another person. Appellant was alleged to have slashed a fellow inmate's throat. Corrections officer searched appellant's cell and found a shank. Appellant filed a motion in limine to exclude the shank from evidence, arguing it was irrelevant and would cause undue prejudice by confusing the jury, because the Commonwealth agreed the shank was not used in the attack. The trial court ruled the shank admissible under multiple theories. The divided Superior Court held that the shank was properly admitted, but that the trial court erred in refusing to allow appellant to question the victim of the attack about his own conviction for simple assault. Appellant appealed admission of the shank. Finding no reversible error in the trial court's judgment, the Supreme Court affirmed.
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