Commonwealth v. Dorm
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
COLVILLE, J.:
¶ 1 The Commonwealth appeals the order granting Bereim Dorm (“Dorm”) a new trial. The trial court issued the aforesaid order after finding that confusing jury instructions and an incorrect verdict slip produced an uncertainty as to which offense Dorm was convicted of committing at a certain count, prevented the court from knowing what sentencing provisions applied to Dorm, and/or otherwise resulted in an unfair trial process. As explained more fully infra, the Commonwealth claims the court erred because Dorm waived any objection to the jury instructions and because…
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