COM. v. ELLISON


902 A.2d 419 (2006)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Marcus ELLISON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 19, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul M. Messing, Philadelphia, for Marcus Ellison, appellant.

Peter Rosalsky, Philadelphia, for Defender Ass'n of Philadelphia, amicus curiae.

Hugh J. Burns, Jr., Philadelphia, Regina M. Oberholzer, Harrisburg, for Com. of PA, appellee.

BEFORE: CAPPY, C.J., CASTILLE, NEWMAN, SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER and BALDWIN, JJ.


OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

Justice BALDWIN.

Appellant, Marcus Ellison, appeals his conviction and sentence for involuntary deviate sexual intercourse. The sole question for our review is whether the trial court conducted voir dire in a manner so inadequate as to effectively deny Appellant his right to trial by an impartial jury.

On September 7, 1997, Appellant was arrested for forcing a woman, at gunpoint, to perform...

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