Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Jackson

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 30, 2008PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

STEVENS, J.:

¶ 1 This is an appeal from the judgment of sentence entered in the Court of Common Pleas of York County following Appellant’s conviction by a jury on the charge of third degree murder.1 Appellant contends the Commonwealth committed a Brady violation by failing to disclose during Appellant’s trial that the Commonwealth was going to dismiss all charges against co-conspirator Shannon Stuart in exchange for Stuart’s testimony against Appellant. We affirm.

¶ 2 The relevant facts and procedural history are as follows:

Members of [Appellant’s] group got into a verbal dispute with…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Commonwealth v. LordSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  3. Commonwealth v. ChampneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  4. Commonwealth v. StrongSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  5. Commonwealth v. TielschSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2007

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Com. v. Jackson, F.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
  2. Com. v. Jackson, F.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2020
  3. Commonwealth v. Brown, J., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2026

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