1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. A.2d
  4. 919 A.2d
  5. 919 A.2d 943 (2007)
 

COM. v. PARKER

919 A.2d 943 (2007)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. Maurice PARKER, Appellee. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Maurice PARKER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 18, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

MaryAnn F. Swift, Esq., Glenside, for Maurice Parker.

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

MAJORITY OPINION

Justice BALDWIN.

In this case, one of first impression for this Court, we review whether it is proper for a prosecutor to display a potentially inflammatory tangible piece of evidence to the jury during his opening statement. The Superior Court held that allowing the prosecutor to show the jury a handgun during his opening statement was an abuse of the trial court's discretion. Commonwealth v. Parker, 882 A...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases