Commonwealth v. Harris

OPINION

CASTILLE, Justice.

The issue in this appeal from the order of the Superior Court affirming the judgment of sentence of the trial court is whether the trial court erred by refusing to give a self-defense instruction. For the reasons expressed below, we sustain the order of the Superior Court affirming appellant’s judgment of sentence.

A summary of the evidence giving rise to appellant’s criminal conviction is that the victim, Thomas Hooper, was returning his son after a visitation to the son’s mother, appellant Joseph Harris’ wife. Upon arriving at Harris’ home, Harris and the victim’s…