Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Harris

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 11, 2009No. 623 EDA 2007PublishedCited by 57 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

STEVENS, J.:

¶ 1 Appellant, Jonathan Harris, appeals from a judgment of sentence entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County. We affirm.

¶ 2 This matter stems from a September 23, 2001 shooting on the streets of Philadelphia. Witnesses saw Harris arguing with Leon Bryant, who got into a car occupied by Joseph Pratt. As the car drove away, Harris and an accomplice fired multiple shots into it, killing Bryant and wounding Pratt. Following an August 2003 jury trial, during which Harris represented himself, he was found not guilty of first degree murder and voluntary…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. Abu-JamalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  2. Commonwealth v. TedfordSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  3. Commonwealth v. Abu-JamalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  4. Commonwealth v. PressleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  5. Commonwealth v. ProsdocimoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990

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3Cited by57 opinions

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  5. Commonwealth v. McCauleySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2018

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