COM. v. WOOTEN


519 Pa. 45 (1988)

545 A.2d 876

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Alex WOOTEN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided August 10, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph S. Britton, Langhorne, for appellant.

Alan M. Rubenstein, Dist. Atty., for appellee.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS and STOUT, JJ.


OPINION

NIX, Chief Justice.*

This appeal presents two issues under section 9712 of the Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Act, 42 Pa.C.S. § 9712, for our consideration, namely (1) whether the provision is applicable to a situation in which the defendant neither introduced the firearm into the confrontation which culminated in the prohibited act nor initially precipitated the confrontation; and (2) whether the requirement of "visible...

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