Commonwealth v. Chine

This is an appeal from the judgment of sentence entered by the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County after a jury convicted Appellant Schneider Chine of first-degree murder1 and possession of an instrument of crime.2 Appellant challenges the sufficiency and the weight of the evidence supporting the jury verdict and claims the trial court erred in refusing to give jury instructions on self-defense and voluntary manslaughter. After careful review, we affirm.

Appellant was charged with criminal homicide and related offenses in connection with the murder of Jaleel Loving Thomas (hereinafter…