(DOWNLOAD) "Commonwealth V. Lyons" by In the Superior Court of Pennsylvania * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Commonwealth V. Lyons
- Author : In the Superior Court of Pennsylvania
- Release Date : January 22, 2003
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 67 KB
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¶1 In this direct appeal, Appellant, Eric Jetson Lyons, challenges his judgment of sentence entered in the Erie County Court of Common Pleas, following his convictions related to the kidnapping, rape, and attempted murder of an eight-year-old girl. Specifically, Appellant asks us to decide, inter alia, whether 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5985.1, the Tender Years Statute, is unconstitutional on its face or as applied during his trial. We hold that the Tender Years Statute is constitutional because it does not violate a defendant's right to confront his accuser or his right to call witnesses in his favor. Accordingly, we affirm Appellant's judgment of sentence.