Commonwealth v. Walls

OPINION BY OLSON, J.:

Appellant, Salim Walls, appeals from the judgment of sentence entered on July 1, 2014. In this case of first impression, we consider against whom retaliatory action must be taken in order for a defendant to be convicted of retaliating against a prosecutor or judicial official. We also consider for the first time the type of "harm" required to sustain a conviction of one accused of retaliating against a prosecutor or judicial official. After careful consideration, *930 we hold that retaliatory action against any individual is sufficient so long as it is taken in retaliation…