Commonwealth v. Owens

OPINION BY

STEVENS, J.:

¶ 1 Appellant James Owens appeals a judgment of sentence entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County on February 2, 2005.

¶ 2 On September 20, 2003, Owens and James Vass rammed a car occupied by three men and a five and a half year old child, then showered the car with bullets, narrowly missing its occupants. Owens (the driver) and Vass (the shooter) were arrested, tried together, and convicted for their actions.1 For his convictions for aggravated assault, violation of the Uniform Firearms Act, possession of an instrument of crime, and conspiracy, Owens…