Commonwealth v. Torres

766 A.2d 342 (2001)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee

v.

Raul TORRES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued October 18, 2000.

Decided February 21, 2001.

Mary E. Hanssens, John W. Packel, Philadelphia, for appellant, Raul Torres.

Catherine Marshall, Hugh J. Burns, Jr., Philadelphia, for appellee, the Com.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN and SAYLOR, JJ.

OPINION

SAYLOR, Justice.

The present appeal concerns the sufficiency of the evidence to support a conviction for simple assault where the defendant has asserted a claim of self-defense.

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