Commonwealth v. Edmondson

553 Pa. 160 (1998)

718 A.2d 751

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant,

v.

Herman EDMONDSON, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued March 5, 1997.

Decided September 23, 1998.

Joseph P. Conti, Robert A. Sambroak, Jr., Erie, Christian A. Trabold, for Com.

Joseph P. Burt, Erie, for Herman Edmondson.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

CASTILLE, Justice.

The sole issue before this Court in this criminal matter is whether the guilty verdicts rendered by the jury were the result of improper judicial coercion stemming from the trial court's…