Commonwealth v. Grant

813 A.2d 726 (2002)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee

v.

Taibu Modamu GRANT a/k/a Bryant Damu Taibu a/k/a Tyrone Gramm, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued March 4, 2002.

Decided December 31, 2002.

William C. Kaczynski, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Michael Wayne Streily, Kevin Francis McCarthy, Pittsburgh, for appellee, Com.

Stuart B. Suss, Westchester, for appellee amicus curiae, Atty. Gen. of PA.

Before ZAPPALA, C.J., and CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN and SAYLOR, JJ.

OPINION

Justice CAPPY.

This court granted the instant appeal to consider whether the Superior Court erred in failing to…