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COM. v. SAMUEL

527 Pa. 298 (1991)

590 A.2d 1245

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Philip Ben SAMUEL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided May 8, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George Henry Newman, David M. McGlaughlin, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Ronald Eisenberg, Chief, Appeals Div., Gaele McLaughlin Barthold, Deputy Dist. Atty., Karen Grigsby, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

CAPPY, Justice.

The primary issue presented in this case is whether the evidence was sufficient to support the conclusion drawn by the trial judge that the appellant forfeited his right to claim self-defense1 by provoking the fatal encounter. The secondary issue presented is whether there was sufficient evidence to sustain the appellant's conviction for possession...

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