Legal Research AI

Commonwealth v. Skibicki

Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Date filed: 1996-08-21
Citations: 679 A.2d 1265, 545 Pa. 68
Copy Citations
Click to Find Citing Cases
Lead Opinion

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 21st day of August, 1996, the order of the Superior Court is REVERSED and the matter is REMANDED for a new trial. See Commonwealth v. Oleynik, 524 Pa. 41, 568 A.2d 1238 (1990)(possible prejudice to a defendant from giving written instructions to a jury outweighs any benefit that such instructions might provide); Commonwealth v. Baker, 466 Pa. 382, 353 A.2d 406 (1976)(same).

*1266It is further ordered that the Application to proceed In Forma Pauperis is GRANTED.