Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Charleston
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 18, 2011No. 3226 EDA 2009PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY BENDER, J.:
Brandon Denzel Charleston (Appellant) appeals from the judgment of sentence entered following his convictions for first-degree murder and possession of an instrument of crime. Appellant claims that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress and in permitting the Commonwealth to introduce certain inculpatory evidence. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
The evidence adduced at trial showed that Appellant shot and killed William Stanton (the victim). Appellant claimed, in a statement to the police and at trial, that he acted in self defense. The…
2Cases cited44 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Brown v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Moran v. BurbineSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by70 opinions
- In the Interest of L.J.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
- Commonwealth v. CharlestonCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
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- Commonwealth v. AkbarSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
- Commonwealth v. KornSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
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