Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Fortson

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 26, 2017No. Com. v. Fortson, D. No. 911 WDA 2016PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

RANSOM, J.:

Appellant, Daikweon Fortson, appeals from the judgment of sentence of thirteen to twenty-six years of incarceration imposed January 28, 2016, following a bench trial resulting in his conviction for attempted homicide, robbery, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm by a minor, and possession of a weapon. 1 We affirm.

The relevant facts and procedural history are as follows. Appellant and Karron Tucker showed up at C.J. Clawson’s house to buy marijuana from him. See Notes of Testimony (N.T.), 11/2/2015, at 32. C.J. was hanging out with Tyler Grant at the time. See id.…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Miller v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
  2. Roper v. SimmonsSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  3. Graham v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  4. Trop v. DullesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  5. Commonwealth v. MourySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2010

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3Cited by44 opinions

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  4. Com. v. Caiby, A.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  5. Com. v. Caliente, C.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2022

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