Commonwealth v. Valcarel

OPINION BY STRASSBURGER, J.:

Lloyd Joseph Valcarel (Appellant) appeals from his August 23, 2014 judgment of sentence of 9 to 18 months’ imprisonment following his conviction for unlawfully possessing a weapon in prison, in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 5122(a)(2). Specifically, Appellant challenges the pretrial grant of the Commonwealth’s motion in limine which precluded him from offering evidence in support of the defenses of justification or duress. After thorough review, we affirm.

On January 24, 2013, Appellant, an inmate at the State Correctional Institution at Rockview (SCI Roekview), was…