Commonwealth v. Schwenk

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• upholding the defendant’s conviction for resisting arrest where, inter alia, he struggled and resisted the attempts of two police officers to place him in handcuffs, requiring force to subdue him
• cross-examination of defendant and testimony of Commonwealth witnesses presenting conflicting facts as to what occurred during incident in question did not open door to presentation of character testimony to bolster defendant’s credibility
• cross-examination of defendant and testimony of Commonwealth witnesses presenting conflicting facts as to what occurred during incident in question did not open door to presentation of character testimony to bolster defendant's credibility
• no relief for failing to request that the closing arguments of counsel be transcribed

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