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COM. v. CANNON

No. 41 EAP 2009.

22 A.3d 210 (2011)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant v. Ernest CANNON, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 21, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh J. Burns, Jr. , Philadelphia, Priya M. Travassos , Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

David Scott Rudenstein , for Ernest Cannon.

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

OPINION

Justice ORIE MELVIN.

We granted review to consider the propriety of the Superior Court's extension of the Bruton1 rule to a circumstance involving prosecutor commentary. For the reasons that follow, we hold that the prosecutor's remark did not negate the redaction and, therefore, did not trigger the Bruton rule. Moreover, any potential for prejudice arising...

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