COM. v. PRESSLEY


887 A.2d 220 (2005)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Leonard PRESSLEY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided November 29, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Canick Schwartz, Philadelphia, for Leonard Pressley.

Hugh J. Burns, Philadelphia, Regina Marie Oberholzer, Harrisburg, for the Com. of PA.

Before: CAPPY, C.J., CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN, SAYLOR, EAKIN and BAER, JJ.


OPINION

Justice SAYLOR.

In this case, we consider the proper procedure to preserve an issue respecting proposed jury instructions under the Rules of Criminal Procedure.

On the afternoon of July 15, 2001, Latoya Butler and the victim, Kareem Williams, were sitting on the front steps of a neighbor's home in Philadelphia when Appellant approached and asked to speak with Williams. Appellant and Williams walked a short distance and spoke for a...

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