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COM. v. CHILDS

No. 19 EAP 2015.

142 A.3d 823 (2016)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. William CHILDS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 19, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh J. Burns, Jr., Esq. , Ronald Eisenberg, Esq. , Michael Lee Erlich, Esq. , Edward F. McCann, Jr., Esq. , Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, Rufus Seth Williams, Esq. , Office of the District Attorney of Philadelphia County, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Karl Baker, Esq. , Peter Rosalsky, Esq. , Defender Association of Philadelphia, for William Childs.

SAYLOR, C.J., EAKIN, BAER, TODD, DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, JJ.

OPINION

In this appeal by the Commonwealth, we are asked to determine whether William Childs ("Childs") was entitled to a castle doctrine1 jury instruction pursuant to 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 505(b)(2.1), which became effective after Childs was charged with the crimes at issue but prior...

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