Legal Opinion
William Johnson v. Marirosa Lamas
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 3, 2017No. 14-3208PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RENDELL, Circuit Judge:
In the early morning hours of August 26, 2005, off-duty police officer Terrence Flomo was shot to death while he sat in his car near the intersection of 20th Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue in North Philadelphia. The Commonwealth charged William Johnson and Mumin Slaughter with murder based on witness identifications and forensic testimony. The shooting occurred after Flomo had stopped his car and solicited Brenda Bowens, a prostitute and Slaughter’s and Johnson’s long-time drug customer.
At trial, the jury acquitted both defendants of first-degree murder, but…
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