The Philadelphia District Attorney's Office has asked the state
Supreme Court to determine whether the Superior Court overstepped its
bounds when it overturned the conviction of Monsignor William J. Lynn,
the first Catholic Church administrative official convicted over
conduct by other priests.
The District Attorney's Office filed an appeal with the justices Friday in Commonwealth v. Lynn, arguing that the front-line appeals court had usurped the trial court's power when it determined late last year that too much "other-acts" evidence had been allowed at trial. That decision from the Superior Court vacated Lynn's conviction and ordered a new trial.
http://www.thelegalintelligencer.com/id=1202752018797/DA-Asks-Pa-Justices-to-Reinstate-Lynn-Conviction?slreturn=20160212071050
The District Attorney's Office filed an appeal with the justices Friday in Commonwealth v. Lynn, arguing that the front-line appeals court had usurped the trial court's power when it determined late last year that too much "other-acts" evidence had been allowed at trial. That decision from the Superior Court vacated Lynn's conviction and ordered a new trial.
http://www.thelegalintelligencer.com/id=1202752018797/DA-Asks-Pa-Justices-to-Reinstate-Lynn-Conviction?slreturn=20160212071050