COM. v. HARRIS


542 Pa. 134 (1995)

665 A.2d 1172

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Joseph HARRIS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 18, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Packel, Stuart B. Lev, Philadelphia, for J. Harris.

Catherine Marshall, Philadelphia, Hugh J. Burns, Jr., Philadelphia, for Commonwealth.

Before NIX, C.J., and FLAHERTY, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS, CAPPY, CASTILLE and MONTEMURO, JJ.


OPINION

CASTILLE, Justice.

The issue in this appeal from the order of the Superior Court affirming the judgment of sentence of the trial court is whether the trial court erred by refusing to give a self-defense instruction. For the reasons expressed below, we sustain the order of the Superior Court affirming appellant's judgment of sentence.

A summary of the evidence giving rise to appellant's criminal conviction is that the victim, Thomas...

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