Commonwealth v. Newman

WIEAND, Judge:

Following trial by jury, Edward Newman was acquitted on a charge of riot 1 but convicted of recklessly endangering another person 2 and disorderly conduct. 3 Post-trial motions were denied, and Newman was sentenced to pay total fines of $2,000.00 and to serve consecutive periods of probation totalling three years. On direct appeal, Newman’s principal argument is that videotape evidence established incontrovertible physical facts and that, therefore, the trial court erred (1) when it denied a defense request for a directed verdict and (2) when it refused to instruct the jury that…