Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. McClendon

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 2, 2005PublishedCited by 94 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtStevens, J.

¶ 1 This is an appeal from the judgment of sentence entered by the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, after Appellant was retried 1 and convicted by a jury of Aggravated Assault, Violations of the Uniform Firearms Act, and Possession of an Instrument of Crime. Challenged are the sufficiency of the evidence offered at trial, admission of the victim’s videotaped deposition testimony in lieu of live testimony, prosecution and instruction on accomplice liability, instruction on self-defense/justification, and the court’s refusal to continue the case to accommodate Appellant’s firearms…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. WidmerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  2. Commonwealth v. MurphySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  3. Commonwealth v. YanoffSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  4. Commonwealth v. RobinsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  5. Commonwealth v. KlingSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1999

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3Cited by94 opinions

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