COM. v. STOKES

No. 3368 EDA 2011

78 A.3d 644 (2013)

2013 PA Super 272

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. David STOKES, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed October 8, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elayne Bryn , Philadelphia, for appellant.

Hugh J. Burns, Jr. , Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia, for Commonwealth, appellee.

BEFORE: FORD ELLIOTT, P.J.E., BENDER and WECHT, JJ.


OPINION BY FORD ELLIOTT, P.J.E.:

Following a jury trial, on October 19, 2011, appellant was found guilty of murder in the first degree, violating the Uniform Firearms Act ("VUFA"), and aggravated assault. Appellant was found not guilty of possessing an instrument of a crime ("PIC"). The charges related to the December 26, 2009 shooting death of Gjon Goods. Immediately following trial, appellant received a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility...

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