Commonwealth v. Jordan

OPINION BY PELLEGRINI, J.:

Dante T. Jordan (Jordan) appeals from the aggregate judgment of sentence imposed by the Court of Common Pleas of *93 the First Judicial District (trial court) of 37½ to 100 years' incarceration following his convictions for Conspiracy, Attempted Homicide and other related crimes. He raises a number of challenges to his convictions contending that he is entitled to both discharge and a new trial. While we find that Jordan is not entitled to discharge, we hold that his right to a public trial was violated when the trial court excluded his family members from voir dire .…