Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Ward

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 1, 2018No. 968 WDA 2016PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY BOWES, J.:

*1304 Antoine Ward appeals from the judgment of sentence of life imprisonment entered after he was convicted of first-degree murder, third-degree murder, and carrying a firearm without a license. We affirm.

On a snowy evening in January 2014, in the Mt. Oliver neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Ja'yde Dorsey heard gunshots and looked out a window to see a silver Lexus that appeared to be stopped at a stop sign. When she went outside to inquire if anyone was injured, there were four more shots and she saw sparks in the back of the car. Ms. Dorsey called 911, and paramedics arrived…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. California v. TrombettaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Arizona v. YoungbloodSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. Commonwealth v. GonzalezSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2015

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Com. v. Knox, L.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
  2. Com. v. Jones, C.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2021
  3. Com. v. Kurtz, J.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2023
  4. Com. v. Green, V.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2022
  5. Com. v. Kurtz, J.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2023

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