SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA GRANTS PETITION FOR ALLOWANCE OF APPEAL FOR MAN CONVICTED OF INVOLUNTARY DEVIATE SEXUAL INTERCOURSE AND RELATED SEX OFFENSES

Attorney Noel is back before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania after that Court granted yet another Petition for Allowance of Appeal filed by Attorney Noel. This time, the Court is slated to decide important questions surrounding how much notice the Commonwealth is required to provide to criminal defendants of its intent to offer expert testimony regarding common victim responses and behaviors. Attorney Noel has also asked the Supreme Court decide whether the proposed expert must prepare, and the Commonwealth must disclose, a detailed report stating the subject matter on which the expert is expected to testify; the substance of the facts to which the expert is expected to testify; and a summary of the expert's opinions and the grounds for each opinion.