Commonwealth v. Smith

OPINION BY

BECK, J.:

¶ 1 In this appeal from his judgment of sentence for aggravated assault, appellant challenges the prosecutor’s selection of jurors and the enhancement of his sentence based on his prior record of violent crimes. We affirm.

¶2 Appellant stood trial in Lancaster County after he stabbed a fellow resident at the drug and alcohol rehabilitation center where he lived. The victim identified appellant as the person who committed the crime and other residents in the home corroborated the victim’s version of events. Appellant was apprehended immediately and charged with attempted…