COM. v. PATTON

No. 34 WAP 2008

985 A.2d 1283 (2009)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Neal Lamont PATTON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued March 2, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Joseph Machen, Kirk James Henderson, Allegheny County Public Defender's Office, Pittsburgh, for Neil Lamont Patton.

Sandra Preuhs, Allegheny County District Attorney's Office, Michael Wayne Streily, Pittsburgh, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

BEFORE: CASTILLE, C.J., SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, TODD, McCAFFERY, GREENSPAN, JJ.


OPINION

Justice EAKIN.

Appellant shot and killed his brother, Anthony, at a local bus stop. After fleeing to Cleveland, Ohio, he was arrested and returned to Pennsylvania. Loenell Howze, who was with Anthony at the bus stop, initially refused to assist the Commonwealth's investigation; he later explained his initial unwillingness to cooperate was a result of his upbringing. An investigating officer noted "there is a perception that talking to the...

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