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COMMONWEALTH v. POWNALL

No. 17 EAP 2021.

278 A.3d 885 (2022)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. Ryan POWNALL, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided: July 20, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew Hoffmann Davis, Esq. , Lawrence Jonathan Goode, Esq. , Lawrence Samuel Krasner, Esq., Carolyn Engel Temin, Esq. , Nancy L. Winkelman, Esq. , Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, for Appellant.

Matthew Aaron Hamermesh, Esq. , Daniel Segal, Esq. , Hangley, Aronchick, Segal, Pudlin & Schiller, for Appellant Amicus Curiae Current and Former Elected Prosecutors, Attorneys General, and Law Enforcement Leaders.

Sara Jeannette Rose, Esq. , for Appellant Amicus Curiae ACLU of Pennsylvania.

Charles Matthew Gibbs, Esq. , Fortunato N. Perri Jr., Esq. , McMonagle Perri , McHugh & Mischak, P.C., for Appellee.

John R. Bielski, Esq. , William James Campbell IV, Esq. , Richard G. Poulson, Esq. , for Appellee Amici Curiae Pennsylvania State Lodge Fraternal Order of Police, Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 5.

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

OPINION

This case concerns the tragic death of David Jones. Appellee Ryan Pownall, a (former) Philadelphia Police Officer, is charged with killing Jones by gunfire while on duty in his capacity as a police officer. Anticipating Pownall might pursue at trial a peace officer justification defense...

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