Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Leaner

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 8, 2019No. 471 EDA 2016PublishedCited by 67 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY STEVENS, P.J.E.:

Appellant, Eric L.L. Leaner, appeals nunc pro tunc from the April 4, 2014, judgment of sentence entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County following his conviction by a jury on the charges of second-degree murder, robbery, and possession of an instrument of crime. 1 Appellant presents eleven issues, and after a careful review, we affirm.

The relevant facts and procedural history are as follows: Appellant was arrested in connection with the murder of sixty-one-year-old Thomas McNeil, and, represented by counsel, he proceeded to a jury trial. At trial,…

2Cases cited44 opinions

  1. Melendez-Diaz v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. Bullcoming v. New MexicoSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  3. Williams v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
  4. Commonwealth v. NischanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  5. Commonwealth v. RiveraSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2009

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3Cited by67 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. AndrewsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
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