Commonwealth v. Holmes

933 A.2d 57 (2007)

COMMONWEALTH

v.

Christopher HOLMES, Appellant.

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellant,

v.

Rufus Whitfield, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued October 18, 2004.

Resubmitted November 21, 2006.

Decided October 16, 2007.

Ellen T. Greenlee, Karl Baker, Jeffrey Paul Shender, Philadelphia, for Christopher Holmes.

Jason E. Fetterman, Hugh J. Burns, Philadelphia, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Mark Patrick Cichowicz, Karl Baker, Philadelphia, for Rufus Whitfield.

CAPPY, C.J., CASTILLE, SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, BALDWIN, FITZGERALD, JJ.

OPINION

Justice BAER.[1]

We granted review in these…